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Black History in Two Minutes (or so)

Black History in Two Minutes (or so)

88 Episodes • By Be Woke Presents... • blackhistoryintwominutes.com...
It’s fast, accurate U.S. history available in free video podcast recordings describing major historical events and introducing less well-known experiences involving Black Americans. The series received two Webby Awards in May 2020: A People’s Choice award for the Best Podcast: Documentary as well fo ...more
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Black History in Two Minutes (or so)
Black History in Two Minutes (or so)
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The Origins of Black Service Organizations
Black contributions in the volunteer and civic space... more
May 27 2022 3m
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Elite Black Public High Schools in Jim Crow America
In November 1870, four Black students created their ... more
May 20 2022 3m
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Father Divine
As the nation dealt with the darkness of the Great D... more
May 13 2022 3m
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Congressional Black Caucus
In 1955, Charles Diggs Jr. became the first Black pe... more
May 6 2022 3m
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Poor People’s Campaign
In 1967, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ex... more
Apr 29 2022 3m
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The Movement and Campus Violence
College campuses became integral in the quest for so... more
Apr 22 2022 3m
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Free Black Americans Before the Civil War
Even though slavery ended in the 1860s, free Black A... more
Apr 15 2022 3m
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The Roll Back
America entered a special moment where freedom rang ... more
Apr 8 2022 3m
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The History of Negro League Baseball
Baseball is one of America’s staples that dates back... more
Apr 1 2022 3m
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The 1893 World’s Fair
The 1893 World Fair took place in Chicago, Illinois,... more
Mar 25 2022 3m
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Black Women Laborers
After the Civil War, Black women recognized the oppo... more
Mar 18 2022 2m
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Black Liberation and Womanist Theology
Nothing seemed more urgent than the collective quest... more
Mar 11 2022 3m
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The Women’s Club Movement
Black women have been no stranger to organizing sinc... more
Mar 4 2022 3m
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Black Greek-Letter Organization
While more Black students sought formal education in... more
Feb 25 2022 3m
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Brenda Travis
Brenda Travis of McComb, Mississippi, encountered th... more
Feb 18 2022 2m
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Black Power and the Birth of Black Studies
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination not ... more
Feb 11 2022 2m
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Black Feminist Organizations
While the Civil Rights Movement continued to spread ... more
Feb 4 2022 3m
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Integrating Wall Street
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Jan 28 2022 3m
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The GI Bill of Rights
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Jan 21 2022 3m
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Job Ben Solomon
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Jan 14 2022 2m
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Chicago Sound: The Birth of Modern Gospel
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Jan 7 2022 3m
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Segregated Travel in Jim Crow America
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Dec 17 2021 2m
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The Clotilda
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Dec 10 2021 3m
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Mamie Till Mobley
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Dec 3 2021 3m
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The History of Black Farmers
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Nov 19 2021 3m
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