Hidden Figures: Black History

26 lectures, 2 hr 7 min in all

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Notes of a native son: The world according to James Baldwin - Christina Greer
4 min
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How one journalist risked her life to hold murderers accountable - Christina Greer
5 min
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The electrifying speeches of Sojourner Truth - Daina Ramey Berry
5 min
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The hidden life of Rosa Parks - Riché D. Richardson
5 min
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"Ode to the Only Black Kid in the Class" poem by Clint Smith
1 min
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Why should you read Toni Morrison’s “Beloved”? - Yen Pham
5 min
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The chaotic brilliance of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat - Jordana Moore Saggese
5 min
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The life, legacy & assassination of an African revolutionary - Lisa Janae Bacon
6 min
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The breathtaking courage of Harriet Tubman - Janell Hobson
5 min
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The exceptional life of Benjamin Banneker - Rose-Margaret Ekeng-Itua
4 min
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Why should you read sci-fi superstar Octavia E. Butler? - Ayana Jamieson and Moya Bailey
4 min
12
The Atlantic slave trade: What too few textbooks told you - Anthony Hazard
6 min
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An unsung hero of the civil rights movement - Christina Greer
5 min
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Debunking the myth of the Lost Cause: A lie embedded in American history - Karen L. Cox
5 min
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Ugly History: The U.S. Syphilis Experiment - Susan M. Reverby
5 min
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The secret society of the Great Dismal Swamp - Dan Sayers
5 min
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Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God" - Tanya Boucicaut
5 min
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Why are US cities still so segregated? - Kevin Ehrman-Solberg and Kirsten Delegard
6 min
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The dark history of zombies - Christopher M. Moreman
5 min
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Why did Phillis Wheatley disappear? - Charita Gainey
5 min
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Zumbi: The last king of Palmares - Marc Adam Hertzman & Flavio dos Santos Gomes
5 min
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What is Juneteenth, and why is it important? - Karlos K. Hill and Soraya Field Fiorio
6 min
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One of the most "dangerous" men in American history - Keenan Norris
6 min
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One of the most banned books of all time - Mollie Godfrey
5 min
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The records the British Empire didn't want you to see - Audra A. Diptée
5 min
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History's deadliest king - by Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja
6 min