slavery slavery civil war world war book american writer published explores forced labor imprisoned black men women convict lease system states local governments white farmers corporations american_civil_war world war southern united_states argues slavery united_states end civil war instead persisted 20th century depicts tells fate slavery began article wrote wall_street_journal detailing use black forced labor seeing popular response article began research comprehensive look topic resulting book received critics awarded pulitzer prize general non fiction adapted documentary film pbs titled slavery background book author wall_street_journal reporter grew mississippi seventh encouraged teacher mother research local racist incident despite opposition citizens experience began lifelong interest history american race relations wrote story use black convict labor coal mines story generated large response later began research subject widely visiting county obtain records arrest conviction sentences later stated began research paying attention sorts things long time open alternative explanations fairly basically going county county finding criminal arrest records jail records county county county period time seeing crime waves records crimes people arrested crimes reality evidence happened fact opposite crime waves occurred large aftermath war whites coming fighting civil war settling scores people sorts activity didn involve black people blamed kind ruse incredibly brutal new legal measures began place resulting book slavery published contents introduction slavery describes experience reporter wall_street_journal asking provocative question revealed american corporations examined sharp lens historical confrontation trained german corporations relied jewish slave labor world war swiss banks robbed victims holocaust fortunes story describing corporate use black forced labor post civil war south generated response piece written inspired pursue book length study subject structures narrative young african american man named records life incomplete states absence voice rests center book born 1880s slaves arrested common pretext blacks white patron state alabama rented coal owned died context story slavery details beginnings industrial slavery convict laborers work factories mines cotton fields slaves formally thirteenth amendment united_states constitution following civil war southern states subsequently passed array laws essentially intended black life restrict economic independence blacks provide jail terms rented plantations lumber camps mines forced labor federal prosecutors attempted prosecute responsible parties early 20th century federal laws debt efforts received little support locally nationally system finally comes end advent world war focuses renewed attention racial issues need national unity book epilogue argues importance acknowledging history forced labor evidence county confront extinguished past recognize terrible record teach children truth terror american life celebrate end lift shame evade book financial instead hope formidable plea resurrection fundamental tortured chapter collective american past reception book met positive reception critics new_york_times wrote basic assumption slavery america ended civil war praised book evidence relentless fascinating stated life gives book start columnist wrote slavery astonishing book challenge change understanding americans recommend highly wrote deserves high praise deeply moving history especially deserves praise largest implications research carefully draws parallels corporate responsibility companies exploited slave labor nazi_germany bought convict labor sunday called book chilling reported researched review stated book displaying meticulous research larger story individual experiences book opens eyes gut african american studies scholar critical writing boston_globe catalogue book weaknesses departs account transition paying attention considerable presence american literature intellectual history reaching paul helped concludes book recalls horror sheer magnitude neo slavery reminds long emancipation practices persisted slavery awarded pulitzer prize general non fiction award committee called precise work examines deliberate system racial suppression rescues multitude atrocities virtual obscurity banned reading book officials deemed attempt violence based race religion sex creed filed lawsuit stating amendment rights violated stated officials actions idea book like violence absurd film slavery adapted minute documentary film premiered pbs february film executive produced executive produced directed written narrated slavery premiered competition film festival january new_york_times wrote film filling overlooked black history film understanding race issues proved hitfix viewing film wrote slavery researched stuff play airs pbs month play future classrooms film festival entry isn nearly confident harm dry history lesson hoped achieve
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