TED Talks
Darrick Hamilton: How "baby bonds" could help close the wealth gap
Hard work, resilience and grit lead to success, right? This narrative pervades the way we think, says economist Darrick Hamilton, but the truth is that our chances at economic security have less to do with what we do and more to do with...
Bedtime History
Life of Desmond Tutu for Kids | Bedtime History
Step into the extraordinary life and legacy of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a beacon of hope, compassion, and reconciliation. From his pivotal role in the fight against apartheid in South Africa to his unwavering dedication to promoting...
Wonderscape
The Rise of Greenwood and Black Wall Street
Learn about the growth of Greenwood, a thriving Black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, led by pioneers like J.B. Stradford and O.W. Gurley. Discover how Black Wall Street became a symbol of economic success and independence, drawing...
Wonderscape
The Rise and Fall of Freedmen's Towns and the Red Summer
Discover the history of all-Black towns established after the Civil War, offering hope and refuge for newly freed Black Americans. Explore how events like D.W. Griffith's "The Birth of a Nation" and the Red Summer of 1919 led to a...
Wonderscape
The Devastating Impact of Jim Crow: From Freedmen’s Towns to Black Wall Street
Discover the tragic events that unfolded during the Jim Crow era, from the destruction of thriving Black communities like East St. Louis and Tulsa's Black Wall Street to the widespread violence of the Red Summer. This video highlights...
Wonderscape
The Struggle for Equality During Reconstruction
Explore the contrasting philosophies of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois during the Reconstruction Era and their approaches to challenging Jim Crow laws. Learn about the landmark Plessy v. Ferguson case and how the NAACP emerged...
Curated Video
Civil Rights Movement in America
Dr. Forrester defines key vocabulary and discusses people and events which were important in the Civil Rights Movement.
Mr. Beat
"Separate But Equal" | Plessy v. Ferguson
In episode 50 of Supreme Court Briefs, a man with lighter skin is arrested after refusing to leave the whites-only railway car of a segregated train in the Jim Crow South.
Hip Hughes History
Reconstruction after the Civil War Explained in 10 Minutes
Mr. Hughes through the 1800's like butta'. Easy to digest, Mr. Hughes covers the basic causes and facts about the role of the government as it related to the war. Specifically designed for the US History and Government regents exam in NY...
Cerebellum
America, An Emerging World Power: 1896-1916 -plessy V. Ferguson (1896)
American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those before it to make our foundation of freedom stronger. This video focusses on documents...
Hip Hughes History
The Election of 1868 Explained
A video lecture summarizing the Presidential Election of 1868 between Ulysses S. Grant and Horatio Seymour during the height of Radical Reconstruction.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Race Has a Regional Dimension in America’s Political Economy
Stanford economic historian Professor Gavin Wright, addressing the Institute’s conference on the economics of race, argues that the conditions facing the children of the great migration from the South are very different to the conditions...
Hip Hughes History
The Nat Turner Rebellion Explained: US History Review
Learn about the largest slave revolt in US History.
Hip Hughes History
Reconstruction After the Civil War -- US History Review
HipHughes gives you a hug and then a big fat slug as he guides you through U.S. Reconstruction. Come in and learn the basic or just brush up on your dusty noodle.... What were the competing plans? Were there any successes? Why did...
Mr. Beat
Worst 10 American Governors
Here are the 10 worst governors in American history, according to Mr. Beat.
Mr. Beat
Legal Segregation? | Plessy v. Ferguson
In episode 50 of Supreme Court Briefs, a man with lighter skin is arrested after refusing to leave the whites-only railway car of a segregated train in the Jim Crow South
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Tim Madigan The Burning: The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
In a journalism career spanning more than three decades, Tim has written for the Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Politico, Reader's Digest, and for thirty years the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Tim's books include the critically acclaimed...
Curated Video
The Little Rock Nine: Mobs, Violence, and School Closings
Elizabeth Eckford, one of the nine Black students who enrolled in Dunbar high school in Arkansas in 1957, reflects on the mob and violence that met her on the first day of that school year. It would take a few days and the interference...
Ti & Me TV
Leg Flexibility Stretches for Beginners
Try this beginner stretch routine for leg flexibility. Today's focus is using weight shifting to improve flexibility quickly!
Curated Video
Shirley Chisholm: Equal Rights for Women
In 1969 Shirley Chisholm, the first African American Woman elected to Congress spoke to the US House of Representatives to argue in support of a controversial women’s rights bill; the Equal Rights Amendment.
Cerebellum
The Election Process In America - Black People And Women That Were Able To Vote In The Past
The right to vote is our single most important right as American citizens, and yet, many Americans fail to exercise this valuable right. This video looks at times and places where women and free black people were able to vote in the...
Curated Video
The Little Rock Nine: an Introduction
Do you remember your first day of school? I do. And I was reminded about that day when learning about the story of the Little Rock Nine. Here's the story of my first day of school and how it was different from the experience of the...
Curated Video
Thaddeus Stevens: an Abolitionist Who Championed the Rights of Blacks
Born on the 4th April 1792, in Danville, Vermont, United States, Thaddeus Stevens was known to be a fearsome reformer, who never backed down from a fight. Having witnessed the oppressive slave system at close range, he developed a fierce...
Mr. Beat
Plessy v. Ferguson (Story Time with Mr. Beat)
Here's the story of the famous Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson.