The Haves and Have Nots
"As Green grew into school age and then adolescence, the family increasingly felt the repercussions of two convulsive crescendos building toward a climax early in the next century."
History is Dynamic
"As painful as it may be to plow the past, among the ephemera left behind by generations crushed in the wheels of American white supremacy are telling explanations for the fissures that still thread our society."
The Economics of Rebuilding
“In the absence of any means to supply freed slaves with land, the Freedmen’s Bureau and northern military commanders stationed in the South encouraged blacks to enter into labor contracts with whites."
Slavery by Another Name Preview
Explore the little-known story of the labor practices and laws that effectively created a new form of slavery in the South that persisted into the 20th century. Laurence Fishburne narrates.
Reflections on White Supremacy
Descendant Barbara Belisle shares stories of racism and the KKK she experienced in her life.
Plessy v. Ferguson
Historian Risa Goluboff explains how Plessy v. Ferguson opened the door to legal segregation.
White Supremacists and Government
Historian Mary Ellen Curtin explains positions of power and how white supremacists were in elected government positions.
Chain Gangs or Convict Leasing?
Historian Talitha LeFlouria explains the difference between convict leasing and the chain gang system.
Reflections on the Chain Gang System
Descendant Bernard Kinsey expresses his reactions to the chain gang system and its effect of black Americans.
FDR and The New Deal
Historian Risa Goluboff explains how The New Deal was a watershed moment including symbolic steps to make black Americans feel included in the policy.
Reflections on Hidden History
Descendant Dr. Robert Corley talks about the hidden history of forced labor during a StoryCorps interview.
Reflections on Race Relations
Descendant Dr. Robert Corley shared what sparked his lifelong interest in race relations and convict leasing during a StoryCorps interview.
Alonzo Bailey
Historian Pete Daniel discusses the Alonzo Bailey case and how it related to the peonage statute.
Reflections on the Great Migration
Descendant Bernard Kinsey talks about his move to Los Angeles and his pride at being part of the Great Migration.
Separate but Equal
Douglas A. Blackmon describes the crushing effects of Plessy v. Ferguson and its message that the fiction of equality would be upheld by government.
FDR and White Southerners
Historian Risa Goluboff explains how FDR's administration went about overturning Plessy vs. Ferguson.
Prosecuting Peonage Trials Begins
Historian Harry Lembeck explains Booker T. Washington, progressivism, Teddy Roosevelt and the federal government’s involvement in peonage trials.
Great Migration Factors
Historian Pete Daniel talks about the factors leading to both black and white dissatisfaction in the South that led to the Great Migration.
Getting Reconstruction Right
Historian James Grossman emphasizes the importance of getting Reconstruction right.
Presidential Reconstruction
Historian Khalil Muhammad explains the Reconstruction under President Johnson.
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