History of Color

Allegra has decided to take a break for a while. Thank you all for listening and for your support.

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Allegra flies solo this episode as she interviews Koritha Mitchell, associate professor and author of her latest book From Slave Cabins to the White House: Homemade Citizenship in African American Culture.

To see what Koritha is up to next, go to her website, korithamitchell.com.

Intro – “What A Wonderful World” by Sam Cooke

Resources

* Africans in America Part 3 American Colonization Society

* Sage Self-Care Advice from a Black Woman: "Plop Plop Fizz Fizz": Calling Out the Deformation of 'Merit' by Mia George

* Reconstruction

* Reconstruction: America After the Civil War

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This month we speak with author and associate professor, Richard Bell. We discuss his latest book and how he came to these stories as well as his personal American experience. See what is next for Richard Bell here.

Intro/Outro – “What A Wonderful World” by Sam Cooke

References

* Smithsonian and Associates

* Stolen: Five Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and Their Astonishing Odyssey Home published in 2019

* Princeton & Slavery/Legislating Slavery in New Jersey

* Pre-Civil War African-American Slavery 

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This month Allegra and Mariano are joined by friends of the show who studied Hulu and Hawaiian culture, Pi'ilani. We discuss how King Kalakaua influenced Hawaiian culture as we know it today and his role in introducing that culture to American culture.

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Intro/Outro – “What A Wonderful World” by Sam Cooke

References

Reclaiming Kalakaua: Nineteenth-Century Perspectives on a Hawaiian Sovereign by Tiffany Lani Ing

Hula by Amy Ku'uleialoha Stillman

Background of Hula by Kaupena Wong, HPE Department, University of Hawaii

* Reciprocity Treaty 1875 

* Jul 6, 1887 CE: Bayonet Constitution 

* 1887: 'Bayonet Constitution' takes Native Hawaiians' rights 

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This episode Allegra and Mariano were excited to speak with the author of the historical fiction book, Send Judah First, Brian C. Johnson. We discuss the book and his inspiration for it. We also discuss his future writings.

For more information on Brian, check out his website briancjohnson.net and following him @theREELBrian on twitter.

To reach out to us, you can email us at [email protected] or follow Allegra on Twitter | Marinano on Twitter.

Intro/Outro - "What A Wonderful World" by Sam Cooke

References

Send Judah First, An Erased Life from an Enslaved Soul by Brian C. Johnson

America's Long Struggle against Slavery. A Great Courses lecture by Richard Bell PhD

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Mariano and Allegra start off their new season and format of History of Color with a phenomenal woman ahead of her time.

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Intro/Outro: "What A Wonderful World" by Sam Cooke

Resources:

Latinos in American History Jovita Idar by Karen Bush Gibson -- *this book is out of print but can be bought on Amazon

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Allegra and Mariano take a break and regroup.

Promo Music: "Flat Earth" by Thomas Dolby

Background Music: "What A Wonderful World" by Sam Cooke

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This month Allegra and Mariano talk about early love songs from African American artists and some stereotypes and barriers.

Promo Music - "Flat Earth" by Thomas Dolby

Intro Music - "What A Wonderful World" by Sam Cooke

References

* 5 Essential Songs you Must Listen to for African-American Music Appreciation Month American Masters by PBS

* Porgy and Bess,” the first great American opera, premieres on Broadway

* Ella Fitzgerald Biography

* African American Performers on Early Sound Recordings, 1892-1916 

* Library of Congress

* 7 Pioneering Black Female Jazz And Blues Singers Who Made Music History 

* Sam Cooke

* Billie Holiday: Emotional Power Through Song

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This month, Allegra and Mariano reissue the two part history of Puerto Rico in acknowledgment of the latest catastrophe to hit Puerto Rico. Please help: charitywatch.org/PuertoRico is a good place to start.

Promo Music - "Flat Earth" by Thomas Dolby

References

* After Quakes, Puerto Rico's Electricity Is Back On For Most, But Uncertainty Remains  by Brakkton Booker January 13, 2020

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Puerto Rico, History

* Puerto Rico’s Complicated History with the United States  9/22/2017

* War Against All Puerto Ricans by Nelson A. Denis  8/25/2015

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The Lost History of Puerto Rico’s Independent Movement   AJ Vicens  April 2015

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The Next Challenge for Puerto Rico’s Recovery   Gillian B. White  Sept. 2017

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This month, Mariano and Allegra are inspired by the hit series HBO's Original Series Watchmen. They discuss the history of the Greenwood community in Tulsa, Oklahoma often referred to as "Black Wall Street".

Intro Music - "What A Wonderful World" by Sam Cooke

Outro - HBO's Watchmen series is set in Tulsa. Here's why that's symbolic. 

References

 Black Wall Street NEIGHBOURHOOD, TULSA, OKLAHOMA

Tulsa's 'Black Wall Street' Flourished as a Self-Contained Hub in Early 1900s

The Other Black Wall Streets

How “The Birth of a Nation” Revived the Ku Klux Klan

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