How has the denial of human, civil and legal rights provided the historical context for understanding the events we all witnessed in 2020, and the rise of America’s largest multiracial protest movement for racial equality and justice?

Slavery by another name

1. Step 1: Review the question prompt below and read Truth and Reconciliation – Facing US History of Slavery and Prioritizing Profits over People

2. Step 2: watch the award winning documentary : “Slavery by Another Name,” (80 minutes) – Take notes!
( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcCxsLDma2o )

3. Step 3: then use the documentary and assigned materials to submit a MINIMUM 1 page single spaced (500+ words) post responding to the 3 questions below

4. Step 4: Offer an argument backed with verifiable evidence, NOT your opinion. Use specifics and examples and cite the
assigned materials to support your claims using in text citations and either MLA or APA citation style.

1) Why role have factors such as the Civil War Reconstruction Amendments (13th, 14th, 15th ) the composition and policies of the federal government and the courts played in the struggle to advance voting and civil rights in the US?

Explain the significance of:
● The Convict Labor system: the role of the Southern states’ criminal justice systems mentioned in the documentary.
● Peonage
● Sharecropping
● Black Codes (ie. vagrancy laws)

2) What has been the legacy of the continuation of a second period of legalized neo-slavery – that only ended in WWII?
● How has the denial of human, civil and legal rights provided the historical context for understanding the events we all witnessed in 2020, and the rise of America’s largest multiracial protest movement for racial equality and justice?