In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln's government passed a new conscription law requiring certain male citizens to report for military duty if chosen through a lottery. Wealthy men could buy their way out. Black men were not considered citizens a

SE 04 EP 07 WESTCHESTER (THE BRONX)

Sep 21st, 2023 56m 10s

By 1840 there were nearly 190 African Americans out of more than 4,000 residents in the town of Westchester, located in what is today part of the East Bronx. In 1849, several Black men formed the first Black church in the Bronx, known as the Be

SE04 EP06 WEEKSVILLE (BROOKLYN)

Sep 14th, 2023 1h 1m

WEEKSVILLEThe predominantly African American settlement of Weeksville was a beacon of hope at a time in pre-Civil War New York when Blacks had suffered major legislative and legal setbacks, including discriminatory voting laws that stripped mo

SE04 EP05 NEWTOWN (QUEENS)

Aug 31st, 2023 27m 46s

Newtown was settled by free African Americans in 1828, after New York state abolished slavery in 1827. It was nearly forgotten to history until, in 2011, a construction crew digging on a site in the present-day Elmhurst community of Queens, New

SE 04 EP 04 SANDY GROUND (STATEN ISLAND)

Aug 23rd, 2023 55m 36s

Sandy Ground was settled in 1833 by African-American oystermen fleeing the restrictive industry laws of Maryland. It boasts as the “oldest continuously inhabited free Black settlement in the United States.” Located on the southwestern shore of

SE 04 EP 03 SENECA VILLAGE (MANHATTAN)

Aug 15th, 2023 1h 21m

An exploration of what was once the 19th century settlement known as Seneca Village. Before Central Park was created, the landscape along the Park’s perimeter from West 82nd to West 89th Street was the site of Seneca Village, a community of pre

SE 04 EP02 THE BLACK ELITE IN ANTEBELLUM NEW YORK CITY PART 2

Aug 3rd, 2023 43m 59s

Part 2 of an introduction to the Black elite or "the colored aristocracy" in antebellum New York City that also highlights some of the prominent Black leaders of the era. The Black experience in the city prior to the Civil War varied and was co

SE 04 EP02 THE BLACK ELITE IN ANTEBELLUM NEW YORK CITY PART 1

Jul 27th, 2023 34m 54s

An introduction to the Black elite or "the colored aristocracy" in antebellum New York City. The Black experience in the city prior to the Civil War varied and was contingent upon different socioeconomic factors. New York's Black elite were oft

SE 04 EP1 PART 2 - BLACKS ON WALL STREET: HOW BLACK PEOPLE HELPED BUILD WALL STREET AND NEW YORK

Jul 20th, 2023 28m 42s

Part 2 of an exploration of Black neighborhoods and enclaves in antebellum New York City during the 19th century. It includes the final years of slavery and the unraveling of the institution as a stronghold on the economy of antebellum New York

SE 04 EP1 PART 1 - BLACKS ON WALL STREET: HOW BLACK PEOPLE HELPED BUILD WALL STREET AND NEW YORK

Jul 14th, 2023 34m 54s

An exploration of Black neighborhoods and enclaves in antebellum New York City during the 19th century. This episode illuminates: the origins of what would become Wall Street as a slave auction block; slavery's history in Manhattan beginning in

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SE04 INTRODUCTION

Jul 14th, 2023 16m 48s

This season will focus on free Black communities and free Black societies during the antebellum period of the 19th century in New York, specifically New York City. They include one in each of what would become the five boroughs of New York City

S3 E12 Durham's Black Wall Street and Wilmington, N.C. More Than a Century After the 1898 White Supremacy Campaign

May 20th, 2022 1h 5m

Many experts view the 1898 Wilmington Insurrection and Coup D’Etat as a turning point in the fortunes of African Americans in North Carolina and across the nation. The 1898 white supremacy campaign that led to the Wilmington Massacre was an all

SE3 E11 Pauli Murray: Durham native and Unsung Heroin of the Civil Rights Movement

Apr 22nd, 2022 1h 15m

Not only was Pauli Murray was one of the most important Civil Rights leaders that Black Durham ever produced, she was also one of the most important Civil rights leaders of the 20th century. Murray was a jurist and activist who contributed some

S3 E10 Documenting Unsung Women Leaders of Black Durham and North Carolina Part 2

Mar 31st, 2022 46m 44s

Black women have often been omitted or written out of history. This much is true when it comes to many women leaders of Black Durham in the first several decades of the 20th century, when Durham, North Carolina’s Black Wall Street was at it’s h

S3 E9 Documenting Unsung Women Leaders of Black Durham and North Carolina

Mar 17th, 2022 58m 39s

S3 E8 Pioneering Black Durham: Success, Sacrifice and Setbacks

Mar 4th, 2022 59m 27s

The pioneers and leaders of Black Durham during the early 20th century are often lauded for steering their community through the challenges of living in the Jim Crow South while creating some of the most successful African American-lead busines

S3 E7 Race, Class and Politics in Black Durham

Feb 10th, 2022 1h 11m

An exploration of the complicated intersection of race, class and politics in Durham, North Carolina. Black Durham’s leaders played an integral role in the “Upbuilding” of their community and overcame great obstacles that were common at the tim

S3 E6 Durham's Black Wall Street Part 2

Jan 28th, 2022 52m 45s

Black Durham’s success did not end with Black Wall Street. Durham’s Black Wall Street was located in the historic Hayti community. Many community members believe it was named after the independent Black nation of Haiti. The neighborhood was the

S3 E5 Durham's Black Wall Street Part 1

Jan 12th, 2022 52m 47s

The beginning of an exploration into the community of Durham, North Carolina in the period following the 1898 white supremacist campaign that led to the Wilmington Insurrection and Coup D’Etat that same year. The tobacco boom in Durham in the l

S3 E4 The White Supremacist Campaign of 1900: How Black Men Lost the Vote

Dec 29th, 2021 59m 19s

Almost immediately following the white supremacist campaign that culminated in the 1898 Wilmington Insurrection and Coup D’Etat came the 1900 white supremacist campaign that culminated in the “Suffrage Amendment” to the North Carolina constitut

S3 E3 The 1898 Wilmington Insurrection and Coup D'Etat Part 2

Dec 9th, 2021 43m 43s

The continuation of a deep dive into the 1898 Wilmington Insurrection and Coup D'Etat. The massacre was part of a larger white supremacy campaign organized by Democratic leaders in North Carolina. It resulted in the deaths of potentially hundre

S3 Commemorative Special: 123 Years after the 1898 Wilmington Insurrection and Coup D'Etat

Nov 24th, 2021 1h 11m

A special episode commemorating the 123rd anniversary of the 1898 Wilmington Insurrection and Coup D'Etat with highlights from commemorative events in Wilmington, North Carolina. Listeners will hear from a number of local and elected leaders in

S3 E2 The 1898 Wilmington Insurrection and Coup D'Etat Part 1

Nov 24th, 2021 39m 39s

The beginning of a deep dive into the 1898 Wilmington Insurrection and Coup D'Etat. The massacre was part of a larger white supremacy campaign organized by Democratic leaders in North Carolina. It resulted in the deaths of potentially hundreds

SE03 EP1: Wilmington, North Carolina Before the Insurrection of 1898

Nov 10th, 2021 50m 43s

Journalist, podcast host and producer, Nia Clark, revisits often overlooked but important parts of North Carolina's history that have played a significant part in shaping some of the state's most influential African American communities such as

Season 3 Introduction: Durham’s Black Wall Street in the shadows of the 1898 Wilmington Insurrection and Coup d’Etat

Nov 10th, 2021 16m 46s

Journalist, podcast host and producer, Nia Clark introduces season three: This season will explore several important events and places in North Carolina’s history during the 19th and early 20th century, including two different - once prosperous