Slavery by Another Name
Speaker:
Documentary & Discussion
15 Jan 2014
7:00 PM
South Ballroom, Memorial Union
In the years following the Civil War, insidious new forms of forced labor emerged in the American South, keeping hundreds of thousands of African Americans in bondage until the onset of World War II. This documentary spans eight decades, from 1865 to 1945, uses archival photographs and dramatic re-enactments, and is filmed on location in Alabama and Georgia. Following this film, Brian Behnken, associate professor of history, will lead a discussion. Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Series.
This film is part of the "Created Equal: America’s Civil Rights Struggle” series organized by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Bridging Cultures initiative. Launched in 2013 to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, "Created Equal" aims to encourage public conversations about the changing meanings of freedom and equality in U.S. history.
Other events featured in the 2014 Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Series include:
[b]Let Freedom Ring - Carillon Concert[/b]
Wednesday, January 15, 12:00 noon, Central Campus
[b]Community Birthday Celebration[/b]
Monday, January 20, 6:00 pm, Ames Middle School, 3915 Mortensen Road, Ames
Celebrate with song, story and birthday cake. An Ames tradition!
[b][url=http://www.lectures.iastate.edu/lecture/30560]Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Convocation[/url][/b]
Thursday, January 23, 3:30 pm, Sun Room, Memorial Union
[b][url=http://www.lectures.iastate.edu/lecture/30453]Keynote Speaker: The History of White People - Nell Irvin Painter[/url][/b]
Wednesday, January 29, 8:00 pm, Great Hall, Memorial Union
Nell Irvin Painter is the Edwards Professor of American History, Emerita, at Princeton University and author of [i]The History of White People[/i].
[b][url=http://www.lectures.iastate.edu/lecture/31851]Freedom Riders: Documentary Film and Discussion[/url][/b]
Monday, February 3, 7:00 pm, South Ballroom, Memorial Union