Coolies: How Britain Reinvented Slavery (2002)

"Coolies: How Britain Reinvented Slavery" reveals the surprising and debated story of how over a million Indians were systematically recruited and moved throughout the British Empire. This part of colonial history involves influential figures within the British government and shaped today's global population. Using archival footage and historical documents, the program features interviews with Uma Dhupelia-Mesthrie, Gandhi’s great-granddaughter, discussing his fight against indentured labor, and David Dabydeen, an author and academic whose great-grandfather was an indentured laborer in British Guyana. "Coolies" follows family histories through extensive journeys to South America, the South Pacific, and Africa, as descendants explore their heritage and seek out the final remaining witnesses.