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Slavery by Another Name
The Origins of Black Codes
Historian Mary Ellen Curtin explains the origins of Black Codes and how they were local laws to subject free people to systems of control.
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The 90-minute documentary Slavery by Another Name translated into Haitian-Creole.
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The 90-minute documentary Slavery by Another Name translated into Portuguese.
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The 90-minute documentary Slavery by Another Name translated into Spanish.
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Slavery by Another Name explores the new forms of slavery after the Civil War.