Crash Course Black American History

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51 total episodes

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1 seasons

First Aired May 07, 2021

Overview

Over the course of 50 episodes, we're going to learn about Black American History. Clint Smith will to teach you about the experience of Black people in America, from the arrival of the first enslaved Black people who arrived at Jamestown all the way to the Black Lives Matter movement.

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The Red Summer of 1919

Season 1 - Episode 25 - 0h 13m

Air Date

November 12, 2021

Overview

During the Red Summer of 1919 violence against Black people broke out across the United States. Black people and neighborhoods were attacked in Washington DC, Chicago, Tulsa, and many other cities and towns across the country. Post-war tension over jobs and civil rights and populations shifts like the Great Migration led white Americans to lash out.