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 throughou

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

1 Oct 16th, 2020 27m 59s

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 deat

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

Apr 20th, 2020 35m 56s

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

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

Dec 15th, 2019 29m 15s

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 History of Lynchings in America

Nov 17th, 2019 11m 1s

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

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

Oct 5th, 2019 35m 50s

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 st

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

Jul 28th, 2019 51m 21s

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 riot

Bonus

BONUS: The History Of The AIDS CRISIS

Jun 3rd, 2019 49m 57s

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

The History of Black Women Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Shirley Chisholm Story Part 2

Jun 3rd, 2019 1h 1m

In part 2 of Shirley Chisholm Story, Chisholm makes a very historic decision and no one saw it coming. Follow us on: Twitter: @TheHistoryOf4 Facebook: The History Of Instagram: @thehistoryof.radio Sign up for our mailing list: http://eep

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

Jun 1st, 2019 1h 9m

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

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The History Of... Trailer

Apr 18th, 2019 3m 43s

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

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