History is Dynamic

Season 1

About the Episode

"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."

Aired: | Expires: | Runtime: 49s

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Extras

Reflections on Birmingham

Martha Bouyer talks about the history of Birmingham during a StoryCorps interview.

2:32
New Systems of Exploitation

Historians Khalil Muhammad and Risa Goluboff explain legalities around re-enslavement.

3:11
Myths and Amendments

Historian James Grossman explains the myths around slavery.

2:28
Laws to Criminalize Black Life?

Douglas A. Blackmon describes the Black Codes.

2:49
Influential Voices Against Peonage

Historian Pete Daniel tells about the influential voices against peonage.

2:02
Emancipation and the Work Force

Historian James Grossman explains how Emancipation changed the Southern labor.

2:32
Descendant Clip

Sharon Malone and Tonya Groomes share their reactions to legacy.

3:08
Coal Mining History

Historian Mary Ellen Curtin talks about coal mining and the reliance on prison labor.

2:31
Brutalization and Coal Mining

Historian Khalil Muhammad discusses torture and mining conditions of convict labor.

2:15
Booker T. Washington and Teddy Roosevelt

Historians Risa Goluboff and Harry Lembeck talk about Booker T. Washington.

2:37

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