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The Part of History You've Always Skipped | Neoslavery

Knowing Better · documentary · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

A long documentary-style video arguing that slavery in the US effectively continued through convict leasing and the prison system until around 1942. It covers the constitutional carveout and the history of neoslavery.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended in threads on prison labor and American history as a thorough account of the post-Civil War period.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2022, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “Knowing Better on YouTube produced a really good documentary”

    Documentary arguing slavery effectively ended in 1942 via the prison system.

    lofatdairy, 2022-06 · Recommendation · in “US prison slaves produce $11B worth of goods and services”

  2. “here's a useful resource”

    History of the Constitution's slavery carveout and convict leasing.

    abvdasker, 2022-07 · Recommendation · in “US Doesn't Care About Financial Crimes”

  3. “I recommend 'Neoslavery' by Knowing Better as a little chunk of more recent American history a lot of people would like to erase.”

    Recent American history of neoslavery many would like to erase.

    pixl97, 2022-08 · Recommendation · in “Sorry, your wife is Indian, landlord won’t rent to you”

  4. “presented a compelling case that US slavery truly ended in 1942”

    Compelling case that US slavery truly ended in 1942.

    1MachineElf, 2023-07 · Recommendation · in “The Negro Motorist Green Book”

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Topics: convict leasing, prison labor, reconstruction, 13th amendment, us history

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