List of all the strides — political, racial, social, economic — that past generations have made since the various forms of forced labor took place in the American South after the Civil War?
In what ways did sharecropping perpetuate the dependence of African Americans on white landowners
Why didn’t sharecropping families just leave, revolt or purchase their own farm?
a. For Peonage:
a. When did it take place? What was going on then at the time?
b. Where did it take place? c. Who was involved?
c. What factors contributed to its existence?
d. How was it able to continue for so long?
e. What impacts might this history still hold today?
How is the forced labor that was practiced in the American South after the Civil War connected to broader American history?
What impacts did the use of forced labor have in the American South?
Do these impacts continue to affect us today?
List of all the strides — political, racial, social, economic — that past generations have made since the various forms of forced labor took place in the American South after the Civil War?
When reading the chapter or watching the video Slavery By Another Name, which biography, story, event or fact or even speaker jumped out at you?
What were you most surprised by/angered by/saddened by/happy about/ etc and why?
b. What things did you already know and what did you learn from the video?
c. Did you know that Convict Labor was used in Sugar Land and that recently an unmarked graveyard for convicts that died was found?
d. What do you think should happen to those bodies? What about their families?