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The History Of...

Khawla Nakua•thehistoryof.libsyn.com
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The History Of... is a storytelling podcast, that goes deep into the hidden, forgotten and ignored lives and world events that happened in history, that you probably never even heard of before. For example, we tell stories of the Middle Ages, the Ottoman Empire, Native Americans and Africans before the Atlantic slave trade and before colonialism, the first newspaper run by African Americans in the 1880s and the story of Gwendolyn Brooks the first black female poet to win a Pulitzer Prize. We tell stories that are educational, entertaining, emotional and mind-blowing for your listening pleasures.
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The History Of Mary McLeod Bethune and the Florida Movement

In 1919, shortly after the ending of world war 1. A group of Black Floridians in Jacksonville established these educational meetings for Black Floridians. These meetings centered on voting and the importance of voting. In the 19th and throughout the 20th century, much of the south had a one-party rule. Southern Democrats had control and, this made it harder for Black Americans' lives regarding economic stability, education, health care and protection from violence like lynchings. And so this gro...

May 07, 2021•41 min

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

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.

Oct 16, 2020•28 min•Season 1Ep. 10

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

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. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or any other podcast app of your choice. If you like the podcast, leave us a review and rate us on iTunes. Follow...

Apr 20, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 8

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

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. Follow us: Twitter: @TheHistoryOf4 Instagram: @thehistoryof.radio Facebook: The History Of...

Dec 15, 2019•29 min•Season 1Ep. 7

The History of Lynchings in America

WARNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS EXTREME VIOLENCE In the first episode of our four-part mini-series, We tell the story of the early days of lynchings. Follow us on: Twitter: @TheHistoryOf4 Instagram: @thehistoryof.radio Facebook: The History Of To read the script of this episode: The History of Lynchings in America Script Resources that we used for this episode: The Press and Lynchings of African Americans Equal Justice Initiative, Lynching in America: Confronting the Legacy of Racial Terror...

Nov 17, 2019•11 min•Season 1Ep. 6

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

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. Follow us on: Facebook: @TheHistoryOfw Twitter: @TheHistoryOf4 Instagram: @thehistoryof.radio...

Oct 05, 2019•36 min•Season 1Ep. 5

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

From the Harlem Renaissance to the Great Depression to housing segregation during the 1940s. 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. Follow the show on: Twitter:...

Jul 28, 2019•51 min•Season 1Ep. 4

BONUS: The History Of The AIDS CRISIS

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 and recently there were reports that found a second HIV patient fully cured of HIV. 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 ...

Jun 03, 2019•50 min•Season 1Ep. 3

The History Of Black Women Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Shirley Chisholm Story

This season we tell the stories of black women, who were forgotten and weren't given a spotlight in our history textbooks. But this season we change that and tell the stories of black women who have made history in the fields of politics, music, literature and fashion. In a series we're calling: The History Of Black Women Breaking the Glass Ceiling! We kick start this season with the story of Shirley Chisholm. Shirley Chisholm was the first black woman to very win a seat in Congress. Throughout ...

Jun 01, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 1

The History Of... Trailer

IT'S FINALLY HERE! The History Of... Trailer is here, for you to listen. Subscribe to the podcast. Follow us: Twitter: @TheHistoryOf4 Instagram: thehistoryof.radio

Apr 18, 2019•4 min
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