History Sleuth

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.

FEATURED BLACK HISTORY POD: It’s a Continent

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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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In this episode, I research the general facts about what Black History Month is, where it came from, and answer some hard questions people have about it.

FEATURED BLACK HISTORY POD: One Mic: Black History

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Sources:

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

https://www.rd.com/article/why-black-history-month-is-more-important-than-ever/

https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/section/bhm-intros/why-black-history-month-is-more-important-than-ever-this-year/

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In this episode, I talk about the topics that came up quite a bit in the first season of this show and what I hope to accomplish moving forward.

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In this episode, I interviewed Sarah Olzawski, my history advisor, about her work investigating her genealogy and talked about the importance of learning family history.

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This episode is the second half of last week’s, where I talk with the officers from the University of Oklahoma History Club about a PragerU video on the British empire. It’s an incredibly historically inaccurate video. Hilarity, outrage, and brain melting ensues.

Sources:

https://www.prageru.com/video/if-you-live-in-freedom-thank-the-british-empire/

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Follow the OU History Club: @OUHistoryClub  Follow all the officers: VP Marley Lunsford @nakachokos, Treasurer Jason Hughes @JasonLHughes, and Secretary Skylar Mcdonald @sky_has_a_sword

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In this episode, I talk with the officers from the University of Oklahoma History Club about a PragerU video on the British empire. It’s an incredibly historically inaccurate video. Hilarity, outrage, and brain melting ensues.

Sources:

https://www.prageru.com/video/if-you-live-in-freedom-thank-the-british-empire/

Follow me on Twitter: @SleuthHistory

Follow the OU History Club: @OUHistoryClub  Follow all the officers: VP Marley Lunsford @nakachokos, Treasurer Jason Hughes @JasonLHughes, and Secretary Skylar Mcdonald @sky_has_a_sword

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In this episode, I talk about the PragerU video on Columbus Day by Stephen Crowder and break down how he interprets and misrepresents history to make his point.

Sources:

https://www.prageru.com/playlist/mythbusting-history/

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

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

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In this episode, I looked through some of the wacky things people say about history on Twitter and explained why they’re wrong.

Here are the sources I used:

https://twitter.com/KevinLevin/status/1306506701219266567?s=09

https://twitter.com/badhistorytakes/status/1306603225659961347?s=09

https://twitter.com/badhistorytakes/status/1306274144477155328?s=09

https://twitter.com/ecmaEditors/status/1305868975289532426

https://twitter.com/paulkrugman/status/1304385740063805440

Hank Green math video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ADi5JlFf1E

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In this episode, I talk about the announcement of the 1776 Commission, a project to reinstate “patriotic” education of American history.

Here are the sources I used:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2020/09/17/trump-launches-patriotic-education-commission-calls-1619-project-ideological-poison/#45c5a4ea155a

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-1619-project-1776-commission/

https://twitter.com/srleccese/status/1306965365763776515?s=09

https://twitter.com/SassyProf/status/1306960876499603459?s=09

https://twitter.com/nhannahjones/status/1306647765309681664?s=09

https://twitter.com/jxmcd26/status/1306966394370764804?s=09

https://twitter.com/JoeStreckert/status/1306684054180302848?s=09

https://twitter.com/KeriLeighMerrit/status/1306925038369734657?s=09

https://twitter.com/DrIbram/status/1306955755564789762?s=09

https://twitter.com/AdamHDomby/status/1306702495813701632?s=09

https://twitter.com/HerbertHistory/status/1306698933549363200?s=09

https://twitter.com/rothmanistan/status/1306636476990529539?s=09

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What does “Make America Great Again” actually mean?? And what assumptions does this phrase make about American history? I do my best to sleuth out the answers to those tough questions in the least political way possible in this episode.

Here are the sources I used:

https://www.dictionary.com/e/politics/make-america-great/

https://www.newsexpressngr.com/news/53970-Up-to-10-reported-dead-in-US-school-shooting-44

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

https://www.voanews.com/usa/make-america-great-again-racist

https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/07/22/what-does-make-america-great-again-actually-mean/

https://www.voanews.com/usa/make-america-great-again-racist

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