A 'Must-See' PBS Special: Slavery By Another Name /
Slavery by Another Name is a 90-minute documentary that challenges one of America's most cherished assumptions: the belief that slavery in this country ended with Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation of 1863.Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Wall Street Journal senior writer Douglas A. Blackmon, the documentary explores the little-known story of the post-Emancipation era and the labor practices and laws that effectively created a new form of slavery in the South that persisted well into the 20th century. Produced by Twin Cities Public Television and premiering on PBS early 2012.
Ya'll know I'm a stickler for documentaries like this--my biggest belief is that knowledge is power! Watch this with your family (I'll be watching with my grandparents), friends & if you have children, please be sure to watch it with them. It airs Feb. 13 @ 9 p.m. on PBS.
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