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First there were the Pilgrims, then there was the Civil War. After MLK ended segregation, racism disappeared from the country. If the Standard American History Myth that we've all been taught is incorrect - When was the last slave freed in America?
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Frederick Douglass Speech by Jabrils
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-Books-
Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II (2010)
Douglas A. Blackmon
amzn.to/3LE9EEo
-Documentaries-
Slavery by Another Name (2012) - pbs.org/video/slavery-another-name-slavery-video
The Long Shadow (2017) - kanopy.com/video/long-shadow
Reconstruction: The Second Civil War (2004) - pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/reconstruction
13th (2016) - netflix.com/browse?jbv=80091741
Amend: The Fight for America (2021) - netflix.com/browse?jbv=80219054
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross (2013) - kanopy.com/video/african-americans-collection
-Youtube Videos-
Joseph House Lecture Series: Florida's Convict Lease System and its Legacy of Prison Abuse - youtu.be/A_YG69UV76g
Convict Leasing, Forced Labor, Theft of Black Wealth: The Case of the Chattahoochee Brick Company - youtu.be/Bqf0aU82OKE
-Other-
crmvet.org/info/lithome.htm
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Video Credits -
What I Can Teach You About Racism - youtu.be/Htm8TuB-5Hc
Why the 3/5ths Compromise Was Anti-Slavery - youtu.be/giBRnKRWR6M
Leo & Layla's History Adventures with Frederick Douglass - youtu.be/5BfE-GRNJqA
Frederick Douglass: From Slave to Statesman - youtu.be/FATFaZ7VOIc
Was the Civil War About Slavery? - youtu.be/pcy7qV-BGF4
The Inconvenient Truth About the Democratic Party - youtu.be/g_a7dQXilCo
What's Wrong With The 1619 Project? - youtu.be/OrqFbyTABmQ
Photo Credits -
docs.google.com/document/d/1uFQAsGox-SamCxb95rz0A347EH9gOY8HO6aw0qESfzs/edit?usp=sharing
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Production Assistant - Rozarah
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Research Assistant - Jesspsettle
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Music - Michael Cotten
mwcotten.com
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Channel Art - PoetheWonderCat
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Hashtags: #history #politics #slavery #neoslavery #convictleasing #debtpeonage #prisonlabor #prisonindustrialcomplex #blackcrime #convictlabor #reconstruction #segregation
0:00 Introduction
2:11 The Standard American History Myth
8:57 America’s Founding
17:29 Abolition
23:53 Civil War
32:29 Reconstruction
36:09 Black Codes
40:14 Convict Leasing
45:58 Debt Peonage
57:00 Jim Crow
1:06:26 Involuntary Servitude
1:11:26 Conclusion
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This video was sponsored by CuriosityStream and Nebula.
First there were the Pilgrims, then there was the Civil War. After MLK ended segregation, racism disappeared from the country. If the Standard American History Myth that we've all been taught is incorrect - When was the last slave freed in America?
Try CuriosityStream and a free subscription to Nebula at curiositystream.com/knowingbetter
Use the promo code "knowingbetter" for a 26% discount on an annual subscription!
Website ► knowingbetter.tv
Store ► standard.tv/knowingbetter
Patreon ► patreon.com/knowingbetter
Paypal ► paypal.me/knowingbetter
Twitter ► twitter.com/KnowingBetterYT
Twitch ► twitch.tv/knowingbetteryt
Facebook ► facebook.com/KnowingBetterYT
Instagram ► instagram.com/knowingbetteryt
Reddit ► reddit.com/r/KnowingBetter
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BetterU Animations by Crafting with the Nuts
youtube.com/user/DonnyTheNerdfighter
twitter.com/DonnyTheNuts
Voice-overs and Warren Reese Speech by Atun-Shei Films
youtube.com/c/AtunSheiFilms
twitter.com/atun_shei
Frederick Douglass Speech by Jabrils
youtube.com/c/Jabrils
twitter.com/jabrils_
---
-Books-
Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II (2010)
Douglas A. Blackmon
amzn.to/3LE9EEo
-Documentaries-
Slavery by Another Name (2012) - pbs.org/video/slavery-another-name-slavery-video
The Long Shadow (2017) - kanopy.com/video/long-shadow
Reconstruction: The Second Civil War (2004) - pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/reconstruction
13th (2016) - netflix.com/browse?jbv=80091741
Amend: The Fight for America (2021) - netflix.com/browse?jbv=80219054
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross (2013) - kanopy.com/video/african-americans-collection
-Youtube Videos-
Joseph House Lecture Series: Florida's Convict Lease System and its Legacy of Prison Abuse - youtu.be/A_YG69UV76g
Convict Leasing, Forced Labor, Theft of Black Wealth: The Case of the Chattahoochee Brick Company - youtu.be/Bqf0aU82OKE
-Other-
crmvet.org/info/lithome.htm
---
Video Credits -
What I Can Teach You About Racism - youtu.be/Htm8TuB-5Hc
Why the 3/5ths Compromise Was Anti-Slavery - youtu.be/giBRnKRWR6M
Leo & Layla's History Adventures with Frederick Douglass - youtu.be/5BfE-GRNJqA
Frederick Douglass: From Slave to Statesman - youtu.be/FATFaZ7VOIc
Was the Civil War About Slavery? - youtu.be/pcy7qV-BGF4
The Inconvenient Truth About the Democratic Party - youtu.be/g_a7dQXilCo
What's Wrong With The 1619 Project? - youtu.be/OrqFbyTABmQ
Photo Credits -
docs.google.com/document/d/1uFQAsGox-SamCxb95rz0A347EH9gOY8HO6aw0qESfzs/edit?usp=sharing
---
Production Assistant - Rozarah
twitter.com/AmandaLlara
Research Assistant - Jesspsettle
twitter.com/JessPSettle
Music - Michael Cotten
mwcotten.com
Spotify ► open.spotify.com/album/0zCYP8rPoTWYoldR70bIiI
Amazon ► amzn.to/2zbsfHd
Channel Art - PoetheWonderCat
twitter.com/ThatCatNamedPoe
---
Hashtags: #history #politics #slavery #neoslavery #convictleasing #debtpeonage #prisonlabor #prisonindustrialcomplex #blackcrime #convictlabor #reconstruction #segregation
0:00 Introduction
2:11 The Standard American History Myth
8:57 America’s Founding
17:29 Abolition
23:53 Civil War
32:29 Reconstruction
36:09 Black Codes
40:14 Convict Leasing
45:58 Debt Peonage
57:00 Jim Crow
1:06:26 Involuntary Servitude
1:11:26 Conclusion
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This video was sponsored by CuriosityStream and Nebula.
