In this episode, I go through some of the major events in Black History in America and give a brief overview of the different people and events you should know about.

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Sources:

https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-history-milestones

https://www.fs.fed.us/people/aasg/calendar/timeline.html

https://www.thoughtco.com/shocking-moments-in-20th-century-black-history-2834634

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/phillis-wheatley

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillis_Wheatley

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Tubman

http://juneteenth.com/history.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booker_T._Washington

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_Carver

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._E._B._Du_Bois

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsa_race_massacre

https://www.malcolmx.com/biography/

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/coronavirus-deaths-u-s-map-shows-number-fatalities-compared-confirmed-n1166966

Further Reading:

https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-history-facts

Fire in Beulah by Rilla Askew

Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

Kindred by Octavia Butler

The Age of Phillis by Honoree Jeffers

Native Guard by Natasha Trethewey

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Intro: Time to Dream from Purple Planet Music