Events

The Gist of Freedom is pleased to present in partnership with The Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial & Educational Center and ILyasah Shabazz Enterprises: A Historic Film Screening "Slavery By Another Name" with Award Winning Filmmaker, Sam Pollard, Host, Ilyasah Al-Shabazz, Panelists Michael Coard, Chet Whye, Dr.Walter Greason, Stephanie James Wilson and moderator Roy R. Paul! Screening: Slavery By Another Name! Saturday February 16 @ 7pm ~

Slavery By Another Name: Reveals a dirty secret, after slavery was declared unconstitutional the South used forced Black labor to re-build!

The Thirteenth Amendment, in 1863, abolished slavery, however a caveat within it "except as a punishment for crime" allowed Slavers to continue slavery by another name "Convict Leasing". Blacks were unjustly convicted of crimes, "The Black Codes" no matter how insignificant — were forced to work on Chain Gangs. Click, View and Share The flier~ www.MalcolmXfilms.com -Saturday February 16th 7Pm

Blacks were unjustly convicted of crimes, "The Black Codes" no matter how insignificant — were forced to work on Chain Gangs. Prior to 1863, the passage of Thirteenth Amendment, in 1850 a new law, The Fugitive Slave Law was enacted to spread and continue slavery not just in the North but to future generations.