One Mic Black History

Michael Motley jr

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Join us as we dive deep into the lesser-known aspects of Black History. This podcast is your compass to navigate the intricacies of African American History and its relationship American History.
So, if you're passionate about gaining a broader perspective on African American History, don't miss an episode.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best One Mic Black History episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to One Mic Black History for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite One Mic Black History episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Remembering the Legacy of Emmett Till

One Mic Black History

06/27/22 • 15 min

Emmett Louis Till, was a 14-year-old African American who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955, after being accused of offending a white woman in her family's grocery store. The brutality of his murder and the fact that his killers were acquitted drew attention to the long history of violent persecution of African Americans in the United States.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamie_Till
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/emmett-biography-mamie-till-mobley/
https://wams.nyhistory.org/growth-and-turmoil/cold-war-beginnings/mamie-till-mobley/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett_Till
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-death-of-emmett-till
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Why is Oregon so White? (The History of Black Exclusion Laws in Oregon)

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02/06/23 • 7 min

Oregon once had a set of laws in place that legally prohibited African Americans from entering the state. Although these laws were not actively enforced, they were incredibly effective in preventing Black people from settling in Oregon.
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https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/exclusion_laws/#.Y8zoDXbMKUk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism_in_Oregon
https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-white-history-racist-foundations-black-exclusion-laws/
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/oregon-once-legally-barred-black-people-has-the-state-reconciled-its-racist-past
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Ruby Bridges Goes to School (The 6 Year Old Activist)

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11/28/22 • 11 min

Ruby Bridges was a 6 year old African-American child, who desegregated the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1960.
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Through My Eyes
By Ruby Bridges
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Bridges
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ruby-Bridges
https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/ruby-bridges
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How Four Black Students Changed the World (The Story of the Greensboro Four)

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12/12/22 • 13 min

On February, 1, 1960, Four Black college students that sat at a "whites only" Woolworth lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina and sparked a movement that would spread to towns throughout the South and forced Woolworth’s and other establishments to change their segregationist policies.
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Civilities and civil rights : Greensboro, North Carolina, and the Black struggle for freedom
by Chafe, William Henry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greensboro_sit-ins
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/the-greensboro-sit-in
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/lessons-worth-learning-moment-greensboro-four-sat-down-lunch-counter-180974087/
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Brown vs The Board of Education of Topeka

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06/06/22 • 14 min

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was a landmark 1954 Supreme Court case in which the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional. Brown v. Board of Education was one of the cornerstones of the civil rights movement. It helped establish the precedent that “separate-but-equal” was, in fact, equal at all.
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Juan Williams
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_v._Board_of_Education
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/brown-v-board-of-education-of-topeka
https://www.oyez.org/cases/1940-1955/347us483
https://www.britannica.com/event/Brown-v-Board-of-Education-of-Topeka
https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/history-brown-v-board-education-re-enactment
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Riding a Movement (The Story of The Montgomery Bus Boycott)

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10/03/22 • 19 min

The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a civil rights protest during which African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama in protest of bus segregation laws. The boycott is regarded as the first large-scale demonstration against segregation in the United States.
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Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
by Phillip Hoose
Rosa Parks: My Story
by Rosa Parks, Jim Haskins
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_bus_boycott
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/montgomery-bus-boycott
https://www.britannica.com/event/Montgomery-bus-boycott
https://www.nps.gov/articles/montgomery-bus-boycott.htm
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Bonus - The History of Juneteenth (Remastered)

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06/19/22 • 12 min

Juneteenth is annual holiday celebrating the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States, its a mix of June and Nineteenth, Originating in Galveston, Texas, it is now celebrated annually on June 19 throughout the United States, with increasing official recognition. It is commemorated on the anniversary date of the June 19, 1865 announcement of General Order No. 3 by Union Army general Gordon Granger, proclaiming freedom from slavery in Texas.
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African Americans : a concise history
By Hine, Darlene Clark
https://www.history.com/news/what-is-juneteenth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteenth
https://www.nytimes.com/article/juneteenth-day-celebration.html
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/what-is-juneteenth/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Juneteenth
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/five-myths/juneteenth-holiday-five-myths/2020/06/18/4c19fff8-b0e1-11ea-8758-bfd1d045525a_story.html
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The Ugly Side of Coca Cola (The History of Racism and Soft Drinks)

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02/27/23 • 6 min

Did you know that Coke heavily influenced by racism and marketed to premaitly to whites, while Pepsi established a division dedicated to targeting African American customers?
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https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/01/brief-history-racist-soft-drinks/318929/
https://newpittsburghcourier.com/2019/07/31/the-ugly-racial-history-of-americas-soft-drink-brands/
https://kottke.org/19/08/the-racial-history-of-soda-in-america
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The Dangerous Ride Towards Freedom (The Story of the Freedom Riders)

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01/09/23 • 12 min

Freedom Riders were a group of activists who rode interstate buses to challenge the enforcement of two Supreme Court decisions, which ruled that segregated public buses were unconstitutional.
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In struggle : SNCC and the Black awakening of the 1960s
by Carson, Clayborne
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Riders
https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/freedom-rides
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/freedom-rides#:~:text=Freedom%20Riders%20were%20groups%20of,to%20protest%20segregated%20bus%20terminals.
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How Did Watermelons Become Racist?

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03/27/23 • 7 min

How are watermelons racist, doesn't everyone enjoy watermelons, Second we have the short story of DeeDee Chandler the man who gave birth to the modern Drum set.
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https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/12/how-watermelons-became-a-racist-trope/383529/
https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/popular-and-pervasive-stereotypes-african-americans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watermelon_stereotype https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/02/13/opinion/fried-chicken-watermelon-origins-racist-food-stereotypes/
https://folkways.si.edu/magazine-winter-spring-2015-the-birth-of-the-drum-set/article/smithsonian
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