One Mic Black History

One Mic History centers around little known events or persons from Black history and attempts to enlighten and empower through learning more about African American History.

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The Murder of Emmett Till

June 27, 2022 • 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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Bonus - The History of Juneteenth (Remastered)

June 19, 2022 • 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, proclaimin...

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Brown vs The Board of Education of Topeka

June 6, 2022 • 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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Bonus - The History of Black Wall St. and The Tulsa Massacre (Remastered)

May 30, 2022 • 38 min

During the early 20th century, Tulsa was recognized nationally for its African American community known as the Greenwood District. It was home to a thriving business district and surrounding residential area that earned it the nickname “Black Wall Street.” In June 1921, a series of events caused a mob of white residents, some deputized and given weapons by city police, attacked Black residents and completely destroyed homes and bus...

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The Black Panthers: The Story of the 761st Tank Battalion

May 23, 2022 • 13 min

The 761st Tank Battalion known as the “Black Panthers” were one of the three United States Army segregated combat tank battalion to serve during World War II. The unit spend over 183 consecutive days in combat.

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Red Tails: The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen

May 9, 2022 • 12 min

The Tuskegee Airmen were a group African Americans who enlisted to become America's first black military airmen, during a time when there were many people who thought that black men lacked the intelligence courage and skill for military service.

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The ATTACK on Black Veterans Pt. 2 (The World War 2 Years)

April 25, 2022 • 15 min

21 years after the end of the first great war with a new great war looming. A new generation of African Americans had to decide if fighting for democracy abroad would offer them another chance for equality at home. This is a episode about the experiences of 1.2 million African American soldiers during World War 2.

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The Founding of the NAACP

April 11, 2022 • 27 min

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. This is the story of how that organization was created.

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The Lost Story of America's Coup D'État - The Wilmington riot

March 28, 2022 • 17 min

On November 10, 1898 a mob angry over what they called “Negro Rule” overthrew the elected government in Wilmington, North Carolina. This is the story of the only successful coup d’état ever to take place on American soil.

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The Amazing Life of Ida B. Wells

March 14, 2022 • 18 min

Ida B. Wells was an African American journalist, abolitionist and feminist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s. She went on to become an integral in the early civil rights movement.

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What is Plessy v Ferguson?

February 28, 2022 • 11 min

Plessy v. Ferguson was a landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” Plessy is widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

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Bonus - The Origins of Black History Month (Remastered and Rereleased)

February 21, 2022 • 11 min

Black History Month is an annual celebration of the study and achievements of African Americans and a time when they weren't being recognized their central role in U.S. history. It was the predecessor to “Negro History Week,” which was the brainchild of the black historian Carter G. Woodson.

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Who was Jim Crow?

February 14, 2022 • 12 min

Jim Crow were state and local laws and etiquette that enforced racial segregation and affected every aspect of African American's lives.

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Reconstruction and The Freedmen

February 1, 2022 • 22 min

Reconstruction was a time period from around 1865-1877, it was an effort to reintegrate Southern states back in the union as well as define 4 million newly-freed African Americans’ place in American society.

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The Harder They Fall

November 24, 2021 • 43 min

The Netflix movie “The Harder They Fall”. The movie assembles cast black actors to play legendary Black western figures from across time to tell a fictional story about two rival groups, the Nat Love gang and the Rufus Buck gang. While the Harder They Fall is a fictional story that departs from actual historical events, the characters are real people, so who were the real historical people behind the characters in The Harder They F...

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The Legend of Black Death (The Life of Henry Johnson)

November 11, 2021 • 11 min

Henry Johnson while on watch in the Argonne Forest in France on May 14, 1918, he fought off a German raid, killing multiple German soldiers and rescuing a fellow soldier Private Needham Roberts while experiencing 21 wounds himself.

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The Immortal Woman (The Henrietta Lacks Story)

November 4, 2021 • 34 min

In 1951, a Black woman named Henrietta Lacks was diagnosed with terminal cervical cancer. While she was being treated at Johns Hopkins University, a doctor named George Gey removed cells from her cervix without her permission and later discovered that Henrietta's cells could not only be kept alive, but would also grow indefinitely.

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Where is Black Eden?

October 21, 2021 • 22 min

Black Eden was the Town of Idlewild, Michigan, from 1912 through the mid-1960s. Idlewild had an active year-round community and was visited by black entertainers and musicians from all over the country. At its peak, it was one of the most popular resorts in the Midwest and as many as 25,000 would come to Idlewild in the height of the summer season.

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The Death of Fred Hampton

October 6, 2021 • 25 min

An explanation the life and death of Fred Hampton.

Hampton was a young, gifted leader with a talent for organizing people who would rise to become the chairman of the Black Panther Party’s Illinois chapter before being assassinated by the federal government.

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Who are the Scottsboro Nine?

September 22, 2021 • 14 min

The Scottsboro Boys were nine black teenagers falsely accused of raping two white women aboard a train near Scottsboro, Alabama, in 1931. The trials and repeated retrials of the Scottsboro Boys sparked an international uproar and produced two landmark U.S. Supreme Court verdicts

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Episodes

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Brown vs The Board of Education of Topeka

Bonus - The History of Black Wall St. and The Tulsa Massacre (Remastered)

The Black Panthers: The Story of the 761st Tank Battalion

Red Tails: The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen

The ATTACK on Black Veterans Pt. 2 (The World War 2 Years)

The Founding of the NAACP

The Lost Story of America's Coup D'État - The Wilmington riot

The Amazing Life of Ida B. Wells

What is Plessy v Ferguson?

Bonus - The Origins of Black History Month (Remastered and Rereleased)

Who was Jim Crow?

Reconstruction and The Freedmen

The Harder They Fall

The Legend of Black Death (The Life of Henry Johnson)

The Immortal Woman (The Henrietta Lacks Story)

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The Death of Fred Hampton

Who are the Scottsboro Nine?

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