Slavery By Another Name

Douglas Blackmon talked about his book Slavery By Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II, pu… read more

Douglas Blackmon talked about his book Slavery By Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II, published by Doubleday. He talked about the laws enacted between the Civil War and World War II that limited the rights of blacks. During this time, blacks who committed minor crimes were forced to do hard labor for commercial interests. That day was the 100th anniversary of the arrest of Green Cottenham, who was the central character of his book. Mr. Cottenham was sentenced to hard labor in conditions that would eventually kill him. Mr. Blackmon talked about the history of racism in America and read several passages of his book. He responded to questions from members of the audience. close

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Slavery By Another Name

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Program ID:
204690-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Speech
Location:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
First Aired:
Jun 14, 2008 | 2:01pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Apr 25, 2009 | 10:13am EDT | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

  • Jun 14, 2008 | 2:01pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jun 15, 2008 | 2:00am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Sep 20, 2008 | 1:33pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Apr 25, 2009 | 10:13am EDT | C-SPAN 2
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