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Best_man23

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11. All Night Forever

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Fri Jul 6, 2018, 01:06 PM

Jul 2018

This is from the Ken Burns Civil War series, and its one of the most powerful segments in the series. It speaks to the unholy conditions slaves were forced to endure.

There is a recorded testimony from a former slave captured by the Federal Writer's Project during the Great Depression that starts around 3:25. That former slave's testimony and what he would do if he heard they were bringing slavery back debunks any "gentrified characterization" of what slavery in the United States was like.

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Hit Musical Featuring Cotton-Picking White People Singing Slave Songs Closes Amid Protests [View all] sheshe2 Jul 2018 OP

that child's face!!!!!!!!!! heaven05 Jul 2018 #1

The cast was shocked, shocked I say at the outrage!!!! sheshe2 Jul 2018 #3

The unbearable whiteness of being Recursion Jul 2018 #2

Yep... sheshe2 Jul 2018 #4

.................................... Afromania Jul 2018 #5

Grotesque Olafjoy Jul 2018 #6

My maternal family picked cotton Quayblue Jul 2018 #7

I guess they figured it was cool because they're not in blackface. Kind of Blue Jul 2018 #8

Wow! sheshe2 Jul 2018 #9

You're welcome. It's so good to see Kind of Blue Jul 2018 #10

All Night Forever Best_man23 Jul 2018 #11

All Night Forever. sheshe2 Jul 2018 #12