Reflections on Emancipation

Season 1

Slavery by Another Name

About the Episode

Descendant Tonya Groomes reflects on how slaves must have felt at the end of the Civil War.

Aired: | Expires: | Runtime: 1m 27s

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Extras

Reflections on Family History

Descendant Cristina Comer explains her family's history.

1:02
Reflections on Growing Up

Douglas A. Blackmon's son Michael asks what got him interested in this topic.

4:36
Reflections on Dreams

Sam Pollard discusses his dream project: exploring different cultures through their music.

2:25
Reflections on Convict Leasing

Descendant Bernard Kinsey reacts to convict labor.

1:02
Reflections on Ancestors

Descendant Emily Zeanah shares her reaction to learning her ancestor had held slaves.

1:48
Reflections on a Family's Migration

Descendant Sharon Malone reflects on the Great Migration.

1:25
Presidential Reconstruction

Historian Khalil Muhammad explains the Reconstruction under President Johnson.

0:59
Peonage and Pearl Harbor

Historian Risa Goluboff explains prosecution of peonage cases after Pearl Harbor attacks.

2:31
History is Dynamic

Audible clip from book

0:49
Growing Up in the South

Descendant Bernard Kinsey reflects on growing up in the South.

2:19

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