{"product_id":"slavery-by-another-name-douglas-a-blackmon-9780385722704","title":"Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis groundbreaking historical expose unearths the lost stories of enslaved persons and their descendants who journeyed into freedom after the Emancipation Proclamation and then back into the shadow of involuntary servitude shortly thereafter in \"The Age of Neoslavery.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy turns moving, sobering, and shocking, this unprecedented Pulitzer Prize-winning account reveals the stories of those who fought unsuccessfully against the re-emergence of human labor trafficking, the companies that profited most from neoslavery, and the insidious legacy of racism that reverberates today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing the Emancipation Proclamation, convicts--mostly black men--were \"leased\" through forced labor camps operated by state and federal governments. Using a vast record of original documents and personal narratives, Douglas A. Blackmon brings to light one of the most shameful chapters in American history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An astonishing book. . . . It will challenge and change your understanding of what we were as Americans--and of what we are.\" --\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Douglas A. Blackmon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0385722702\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385722704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2009 pg. 20","brand":"Douglas A. Blackmon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44053192966399,"sku":"9780385722704","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4642287d-db11-4dd8-91ac-f95d3e157da1.jpg?v=1685022950","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/slavery-by-another-name-douglas-a-blackmon-9780385722704","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}