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heroes that walked among us
From Slavery to Mass Incarceration
The Equal Justice Initiative works to end mass incarceration, excessive punishment, and racial inequality.
Afro American Soldiers marching
WWII - 1943, England: US Army Black Soldiers Jive March Thru Kettering
Crash Course Black American History Preview
Clint Smith will to teach you about the experience of Black people in America, from the arrival of the first enslaved Black people who arrived at Jamestown all the way to the Black Lives Matter movement.
The Transatlantic Slave Trade: Crash Course Black American History #1
The Transatlantic Slave Trade, which brought millions of captive Africans to the Americas between the 16th and 19th centuries, with the largest number of people trafficked between 1700 and 1808. We'll look at the ships and crews that brought enslaved people across the ocean via what was known as the Middle Passage and explore the horrific conditions that these captives endured.
Slavery in the American Colonies: Crash Course Black American History #2
In the 17th century, as the British colonies in the Americas were getting established in places like Jamestown, VA, the system of chattel slavery was also developing. Today, we'll learn about the role that slavery played in early American economy and how slavery became a legally accepted practice in the first place, and how it contributed to the colony’s early economic success.
Elizabeth Key: Crash Course Black American History #3
The legal system can seem like a complicated tangle of arcane rules and loopholes, and it can sometimes seem like it is designed to confuse. But it is possible, with the right application, for the legal system to rectify injustices. Today we're going to tell you about one instance of this, the story of Elizabeth Key, who in 1665 won her freedom in a court in Virginia.
Slave Codes: Crash Course Black American History #4
Slave codes were a method of protecting the investment of white enslavers in the Colonies by restricting the lives of enslaved people in almost every imaginable way. The codes restricted enslaved people’s ability to move around, or engage in commerce that could make them financially independent - they restricted the very opportunities that would allow them to live with even relative freedom.
The African American
West Lecture
The following are video presentations of lectures Quintard Taylor has given as the Scott and Dorothy Bullitt Professor of American history from 2006 to 2011.
Fair Housing Act 1968
This was designed to Integrate the United States. Fair Housing Act was the most significant and dramatic improvement in civil rights law in 20 years.
Negro League baseball
In 1920 an organized league structure was formed under the guidance of Andrew Ru Foster. He was a former player, manager, owner of the Chicago Giants. Soon rival leagues formed in the east and the south to bringing thrills and innovative play of black baseball.
TUSKEGEE AIRMEN DOCUMENTARY
The Tuskegee Airmen were the first black military aviators in the U.S. Army Air Corps (AAC), a precursor of the U.S. Air Force. Trained at the Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama, they flew more than 15,000 individual sorties in Europe and North Africa during World War II.
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Their impressive performance earned them more than 150 Distinguished Flying Crosses, and helped encourage the eventual integration of the U.S. armed forces.
Slavery by Another Name
End of the Civil War, 400 Million slaves could embark on a journey with new lives with no one in charge but themselves. Own churches, Own Schools, and freedom to move. Looking for potential to not only enjoy freedom but to live it. Full Documentary Video