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The Black History Month Podcast

February 15, 2021 • 46 min

Black history month is a time to celebrate the achievements and narratives of people of African descent. But is it enough if those narratives aren't honored and appreciated year-round. Here we take a fascinating look at the history of Black history and how we can use this month to improve our humanity.

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The Great Migration

January 29, 2021 • 60 min

In this episode, we explore the little known but profoundly moving story of the Great Migration. It is the story of those black southerners who relocated to the North and West— they moved by the millions, all to escape crushing poverty and racially motivated persecution.

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John Brown: Break Every Chain Part II

January 14, 2021 • 76 min

In every generation, citizens must decide what to do if their country is on a course they deem immoral and unjust. In the mid 19th century, John Brown was faced with this choice. How would he challenge the institution of slavery? Some did nothing, others politically agitated, many tried moral persuasion. John Brown went to war.

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John Brown: Break Every Chain

December 29, 2020 • 69 min

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The History of Police in America

December 7, 2020 • 49 min

The police force was created to enforce the law, maintain social order, and act as a force for good. At least, that is the dominant narrative. But this version of history paints a different story. One where we must reckon with deep corruption, vicious racism, and scathing abuses of power.

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The Humanity Archive Podcast Trailer

October 28, 2020 • 1 min

There’s the history you learned in high school. Then there’s The Humanity Archive.You probably learned about dead presidents, statesmen, and wars. I want to tell you about the thinkers, innovators, the marginalized, the risk-takers, and those ordinary people who did extraordinary things. These are the stories that connect us all.New podcasts coming soon...You've never heard history like this before.

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1968: Martin Luther King Assassination Riots

October 16, 2020 • 42 min

In 1968 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was brutally assassinated, leaving the black community in a state of turmoil and rage. How should we view the destructive riots that took place afterward in hundreds of American cities? How should we view riots in history? We explore that and more in this podcast.

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Toussaint L'Ouverture Part II

September 30, 2020 • 52 min

Facing insurmountable odds, an ex-slave executes the most successful slave revolt in world history. Here is the final episode in this two-part series. Write a Review:podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-…ve/id1436450035Support the Show:www.patreon.com/thehumanityarchiveShow notes available at:www.thehumanityarchive.com

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Toussaint L'Ouverture: Revolution Now

September 14, 2020 • 60 min

Facing insurmountable odds, an ex-slave executes the most successful slave revolt in world history. Write a Review:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-humanity-archive/id1436450035Support the Show:www.patreon.com/thehumanityarchiveShow notes available at:www.thehumanityarchive.com

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Women's Suffrage Part II

August 28, 2020 • 47 min

The women’s suffrage movement was a decades-long fight to win the right to vote for women in America. A struggle rooted in thousands of years of male domination. Could women push past unequal patriarchy, racism, and deep divisions in the movement to win their right to vote?

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Women's Suffrage

August 19, 2020 • 51 min

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Mansa Musa: Master of Gold

July 23, 2020 • 40 min

Most wealthy in history isn’t a name just anyone can claim. But by the 14th Century, Mansa Musa had gained the title. He was head of the Mali empire, the world’s largest producer of gold and an international superpower. Now, if he could execute his 10,000 person pilgrimage to Mecca, he would put the power and prestige of Mali on the map forever.

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Sundiata: An Epic of The Mali Empire

July 9, 2020 • 51 min

Sundiata Keita founded one of the most powerful empires in human history. He also constructed one of the earliest known declarations on human rights. Here we recite the epic of this West African ruler in all of its splendor and adventure. Placing it in its rightful place among the world’s greatest hero stories.

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Ida B. Wells: No More Lynching

May 27, 2020 • 40 min

In the face of the biggest threat to American democracy in the 19th century, Ida B. Wells began to fight back. She had a vision. Lynching and Jim Crow could be stopped. But not without awakening the world to the terror facing black people in America.

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Benjamin Banneker: End Slavery Now!

May 13, 2020 • 31 min

Amid the crisis and catastrophic enslavement of one in six people in 18th century America, Benjamin Banneker fought to free countess people from their terrible condition. Could he convince Thomas Jefferson to do the same?

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Socrates: Question Injustice

April 22, 2020 • 36 min

To challenge the moral corruption of ancient Athens, Socrates ignited a civic and ethical revolution. The core of his moral philosophy was simple. Know nothing. Question everything.

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The Black Death

April 8, 2020 • 37 min

The black death’s disastrous, morbid character overwhelmed the medieval world. To survive this pandemic, humanity not only had to confront a catastrophic disease but the darkest depths of fear.

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The Real Story of Pocahontas

January 22, 2020 • 34 min

What happens when the indigenous peoples of the Northeast find strangers from another shore living next door? Who was the woman named Pocahontas at the center of this first encounter?This show examines the dangerous early years of Native/English relations and how Pocahontas played a pivotal role in this important part of history.For a full list of sources and show notes, please visithttps://www.thehumanityarchive.com/podcast//the-r...

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Martin Luther King Jr. On Conquering Fear

January 9, 2020 • 22 min

Who better to counsel us on overcoming fear than a man who stood up to death with the firmest footing. Here we look beyond the soundbites and go under the surface to discover Martin Luter King Jr's personal thoughts and anecdotes for conquering fear.For a full list of sources and show notes, please visithttps://www.thehumanityarchive.com/podcast/conquering-fear-martin-luther-king-podcast

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American Martyr: The Story of Crispus Attucks

November 18, 2018 • 32 min

Patriot? Martyr? Criminal? Inconsequential historical figure? These are the many opinions of Crispus Attucks. Little is known about his overall life. It is thought that he escaped slavery in 1750 and then, twenty years later, placed himself at the front of a crowd protesting against British soldiers on King Street in Boston. Attucks was shot and killed, along with four other civilians, on March 5, 1770, in an event that will foreve...

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