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The History of Lynchings in America

Release Date: 11/17/2019

The History Of Mary McLeod Bethune and the Florida Movement

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In 1919, a group of Black Floridians in Jacksonville established these educational meetings centered on voting. These meetings, lead to a massive statewide movement called the Florida Movement. It was a movement to register as many Black Floridians as possible for the upcoming presidential election and it was a movement to end a one-party white supremacy rule in Florida. This is the story of the Florida movement and Mary McLeod Bethune's pivotal role in the movement.

The History of the South, Substituting lynching with the death penalty

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In the 1930s, southerners started to get unconfrontable with lynchings and were getting bad press for not doing anything to stop lynchings. And that is when they did something dramatic. They substituted lynchings for the death penalty. The death penalty became a way to avoid lynchings. On this episode, I tell the story of how the south in the 1930s substituted lynchings for the death penalty.

The History of Black Women Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Ida B. Wells Part 2

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Ida B. Wells was at the height of her career. She was a well-established journalist, she had her own newspaper and she was respected by many journalists both black and white. But when three really good friends of hers were lynched, Ida decided to report on lynchings. Due to her reporting, she became a primary target for white supremacists.

The History of Black Women Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Ida B. Wells

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This is the second episode of our four-part mini-series. This episode we tell the tale of Ida B. Wells's. From her happy childhood to being the sole breadwinner to the discrimination that she faced on a train which lead her to journalism and to the start of her crusade to end lynchings.

The History of Lynchings in America

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WARNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS EXTREME VIOLENCE

The History of Black Women Breaking the Glass Ceiling : Dr.Mae Carol Jemison

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In a galaxy far far away lies an American Space Shuttle. 7 crew members are living and conducting experiments on the shuttle. One of the crew members is Dr. Mae Carol Jemison, the very first black woman to go to space. This episode tells the story of Dr. Mae Jemison and her road to becoming an astronaut.

The History of Black Women Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Ann Petry Story

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Harlem's history is filled with black culture, literature and music, but it is also filled with terrible housing conditions, income inequality and riots. No one told the story of Harlem better than Ann Petry. Petry was an African American female author that wrote stories about Harlem at it's truest, rawest and most vulnerable form. This episode we tell the story of Ann Petry.

BONUS: The History Of The AIDS CRISIS

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It's been almost 38 years since the Center for Disease Control published a report of rare cancer found in gay men called Kaposi Sarcoma. Throughout the 80s and 90s, 1,000s of AIDS patients and gay people died. Nowadays AIDS as a crisis is gone. But in this bonus episode, we revisit the AIDS CRISIS and tell the story of when AIDS was first discovered, the lack of treatment and how a group of AIDS activist and Gay Activist fought back and formed ACT UP.