PBS
We Helped Make Mosquitoes A Problem
New ReviewAround 6,000 years ago, in the Sahel region of Africa, a lone female mosquito buzzed through the lush, green savannah. She couldn’t know it, but the planet itself was about to change in ways that would see her descendants evolve to live...
Crash Course
Commerce, Agriculture, and Slavery: Crash Course European History
We've been talking a lot about kings, and queens, and wars, and religious upheaval for most of this series, but let's take a moment to zoom out, and look at the ways that individuals' lives were changing in the time span we've covered so...
Crash Course
Things Fall Apart, Part 2: Crash Course Literature 209
In which John Green concludes teaching you about Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart. You'll learn about the historical contexts of Things Fall Apart, including 19th century colonization and 20th century decolonization. We're going to...
Crash Course
Phillis Wheatley Crash Course Black American History
Despite all the hardship of being a Black person in Colonial America, some Black people were able to defy the harsh conditions and create art. Today we're learning about a teenager who attained literacy and wrote poems that reached a...
TED Talks
TED: Why Africa must become a center of knowledge again | Olufemi Taiwo
How can Africa, the home to some of the largest bodies of water in the world, be said to have a water crisis? It doesn't, says Olufemi Taiwo -- it has a knowledge crisis. Taiwo suggests that lack of knowledge on important topics like...
Crash Course
The Columbian Exchange: Crash Course History of Science
Over the last four episodes, we’ve examined some of the stories that make up the idea of a “revolution” in knowledge-making in Europe. But we can’t understand this idea fully, without unpacking another one—the so called Age of...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The Atlantic slave trade: What too few textbooks told you - Anthony Hazard
Slavery has occurred in many forms throughout the world, but the Atlantic slave trade -- which forcibly brought more than 10 million Africans to the Americas -- stands out for both its global scale and its lasting legacy. Anthony Hazard...
Curated Video
William Hague discusses running for Oxford University chancellor against Peter Mandelson and the future of conservatism
In an exclusive interview with The Independent, Lord Hague discusses with Geordie Greig his campaign to win election as Chancellor to the University of Oxford. The former foreign secretary explains his opinions on what the statue of...
Curated Video
Willemstad – Caribbean Colour in Curacao
Willemstad, the capital of Curaçao in the South Caribbean Sea, is known for its Dutch colonial architecture, with colourful houses and bridges that give the city a "Little Amsterdam" feel. The city, rich in history with sites like Fort...
Makematic
Constitutional Compromise
In 1787, the United States government began a series of critical compromises that led to the creation of the U.S. Constitution, but also ensured African American enslavement for generations to come.
Makematic
Slavery in the Colonies
Liberty is a founding principle of the United States, but many of the people who helped build the North American colonies were not free. The resilience of enslaved people and their contributions to what would become the United States...
Makematic
The Southern Colonies
What was life like in the Southern Colonies? Explore this region’s unique history, from the founding of Jamestown to their complex social, political and economic legacy.
Curated Video
Brazil: Ethnic Diversity
The reasons behind the diversity of Brazil's population: what in Brazil's history led such a broad range of races to settle in the country? Human Geography - Orientation And Settlements - Learning Points. 50% of Brazil's population of...
Curated Video
Life in the Colonies: Work
The Thirteen Colonies were built by a diverse workforce including skilled laborers, indentured servants, enslaved people, and criminals, in stark contrast to modern labor practices.
Curated Video
Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori: A Prince Enslaved
Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori, a Fula prince and former slave, was determined to free his family. His extraordinary story and character caught America's attention at a complicated time in American history.
PBS
The Racist Origins of U.S. Law
Laws are intended to maintain order and promote justice, but what happens when those laws promote and spread discrimination and bigotry? Today Danielle analyzes the discriminatory history US law, tracing its origins in colonialism and...
PBS
Did Europeans Enslave Native Americans?
Here in the United States, when we think about the term "slavery" we think about the transatlantic slave trade and the institution of chattel slavery. But this wasn't the only type of enslavement that took place in the Americas and the...
All Ears English
1913 - Fight Fatphobia with Jenna from Roses For Every Body
In the U.S., a negative stigma often surrounds the word fat. Today we welcome Jenna with the Roses for Every Body campaign to discuss the vocabulary we use to describe body weight and how we can remove this destructive stigma. Listen in...
Mr. Beat
A Legal Slave Uprising? | United States v. The Amistad
In episode 37 of Supreme Court Briefs, a slave uprising on a ship called The Amistad leads it to the shores of the United States, where the Supreme Court eventually determines their fate.
Curated Video
English Exploration of the New World
English Exploration of the New World investigates the English exploration of the New World by researching details of travel and motivations.
Curated Video
Why Brazil Should have become a Superpower | The Life & Times of Pedro II
Since more people than usual are probably reading this, I'll mention that before I started making complementary videos with footnotes and behind the scenes info for my Patreon supporters, my video descriptions had all that stuff in them...
Jabzy
What happened to the many African Kingdoms? History of Africa 1500-1800 Documentary 1/6
What happened to the many African Kingdoms? History of Africa 1500-1800 Documentary 1/6
Jabzy
The Beginning of the Scramble for Africa | History of Africa 1885-1895 Documentary 4/6
The Beginning of the Scramble for Africa | History of Africa 1885-1895 Documentary 4/6
Jabzy
The Diary of an Italian Slave Trader | Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, Slavery in the Americas
The Diary of an Italian Slave Trader | Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, Slavery in the Americas