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Watchmen (2019): The Tulsa Race Riot
O.B. Williams and Ruth Robeson rush to get their son to safety when the fighting in Tulsa, Oklahoma breaks out. Groups of armed white residents attacked black residents and businesses of the Greenwood District, leaving many businesses destroyed and many residents wounded or killed. O.B. and Ruth send their son off to a safer place to ensure his safety. -
This Is America, Charlie Brown: History Gospel Music
Frankin discusses music's history and its role in creating solidarity in the Black community. -
42: Why Did You Do This?
Jackie Robinson questions Mr. Rickey on his mission. Mr. Rickey states that he loves baseball and gave his whole life to it. Forty years ago, he was a coach who felt he did not do enough to support colored players in baseball. -
42: They Aren't Letters from the Jackie Robinson Fan Club
Has profanityPeeWee approaches Mr. Rickey to tell him that he received a letter stating that people are not too happy about him playing with Jackie Robinson. Mr. Rickey responds by showing him the folders of death threats to Jackie to put the situation into perspective. -
Malcolm X: Before Everything, We Were Black
Malcolm X gives a riveting speech in which he reminds his community that, before all else, they are Black. He encourages solidarity among his audience and inspires them to take control away from the white man. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipThe Art Assignment: The Great Migration
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Jacob Lawrence's migration series is succession of sixty painting, made of tempera on board and measuring 12 by 18 inches each. The panels have captions that help tell the story of what in US history is called the "Great Migration" Today we take a look at the art that captured more then 6 million African Americans leaving mostly rural south and moved to the mostly urban North back in 1910. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipMalcolm X: Dictionary Exercise
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Has profanityBaines teaches Detroit Red the symbolism of language through the contrast of the two words, "black" and "white." He suggests that society views the white man as the definition of "white" and the black man as the definition of "black." -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipCrash Course: Statistics: The Tuskegee Experiment and Henrietta Lacks
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Explains how Black Americans were exploited by unethical scientists. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipYour Friend the Rat: Rats Started It
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This clip depicts the migration of rats to Europe and the role played by rats in the spread of the Bubonic Plague, or Black Death. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipA Knight's Tale: Beggars Can't Be Choosers
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The squires look for a blacksmith to fix William's armor, and they meet a female blacksmith named Kate.
