History Sleuth

In this episode, I talk about incidents of racism at the school I currently attend, the University of Oklahoma, how we need to evaluate the clear patterns in this more recent history, and how OU represents a larger issue in America today.

All events are taken primarily from news articles and not my own experiences.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_University_of_Oklahoma_Sigma_Alpha_Epsilon_racism_incident

https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-ff-oklahoma-racism-20150311-story.html

https://abcnews.go.com/US/university-oklahoma-sorority-kicks-member-racist-blackface-video/story?id=60502553

https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/19/us/ou-blackface-video/index.html

https://nypost.com/2019/01/23/man-spotted-walking-around-oklahoma-campus-in-blackface/

https://www.koco.com/article/university-of-oklahoma-at-center-of-another-blackface-investigation/29197193

https://www.news9.com/story/5e347062527dcf49dad6ef2d/ou-students-faculty-react-to-third-blackface-incident-of-2019

https://twitter.com/BERT_OU

https://twitter.com/OU_Unheard

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2020/02/11/university-oklahoma-professor-under-fire-allegedly-using-n-word/4729988002/

http://www.oudaily.com/news/second-ou-professor-uses-n-word-in-class-in-two-weeks-interim-president-joseph-harroz/article_76a29e62-5761-11ea-a486-278bb60525e0.html

https://nypost.com/2020/02/28/students-stage-sit-in-outside-university-of-oklahoma-offices/

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/oklahoma/articles/2020-02-27/students-stage-sit-in-outside-university-of-oklahoma-offices

http://www.oudaily.com/news/ou-evans-hall-sit-in-bert-leadership-says-majority-of/article_835fc096-5a7f-11ea-919e-4361cf5c20d9.html

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This episode discusses a variety of topics sparked by 15 different tweets from PragerU, CNN, and other Twitter users to determine whether or not the comment they make on specific historical topics is a good history take or a bad history take.

“Frontier” was the name of the Netflix show with Jason Momoa that I mentioned but forgot! It’s about the fur trade between Native Americans and the Hudson Bay company, definitely would recommend.

Sources:

https://twitter.com/badhistorytakes

https://twitter.com/stealthygeek

https://twitter.com/paniyaaq

https://twitter.com/afneil

https://twitter.com/Stagosaurus

https://twitter.com/TribLIVE

https://twitter.com/PriyamvadaGopal

https://twitter.com/CNN

https://twitter.com/michaelharriot

https://twitter.com/ChristianWalk1r

https://twitter.com/abbi_smithy22

https://twitter.com/badhistorytakes

https://twitter.com/e_klumpyan

https://twitter.com/NotHoodlum

https://twitter.com/Azzygayglasses

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This episode is about the face of the five dollar bill, Andrew Jackson, and what he did during his presidency that might have warranted this kind of honor.

Here are the sources I used:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/03/06/why-is-andrew-jackson-on-the-20-bill-the-answer-may-be-lost-to-history/

https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/462402-six-reasons-to-leave-andrew-jackson-on-the-20-bill

https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1281269895519514625

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/09/supreme-court-allows-native-american-jurisdiction-half-oklahoma/3208778001/

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In this episode I talk about the 1619 Project again and defend it from comments Senator Tom Cotton made about it and about slavery being a “necessary evil.”

Here are the sources I used:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/26/tom-cotton-slavery-necessary-evil-1619-project-new-york-times

https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/jul/26/bill-by-cotton-targets-curriculum-on-slavery/?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_ArkansasOnline

https://twitter.com/TomCottonAR/status/1287489209469734915

https://twitter.com/SethCotlar/status/1287607485327523843?s=09

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In this episode, my sister Audrey and I talk about the musical Hamilton, the criticism surrounding it--including a play denouncing it funded by Toni Morrison--and our own opinions after watching it. (Listen to the end for my favorite song of the show!)

Here are the sources I used:

“Hamilton” watched on Disney+

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_%28musical%29

https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/on-stage/cancelhamilton-lin-manuel-miranda-s-hit-musical-under-fire-due-to-alexander-hamilton-s-slavery-ties-1.1044919

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Haunting_of_Lin-Manuel_Miranda

https://medium.com/@antr.saman/i-dont-want-to-watch-hamilton-here-s-why-fe8f892d80f0

https://slate.com/culture/2016/04/historians-are-criticizing-hamilton-and-fans-should-be-thrilled.html

https://twitter.com/Phillipasoo/status/1279943007979143169?s=09

https://www.zedge.net/find/ringtones/hamilton

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In this episode, my sister Audrey and I talk about the musical Les Mis and how the story lines up with the June 1832 Paris rebellion.

Here are the sources I used:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables_%28musical%29

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables

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

https://historythings.com/victor-hugos-inspiration-les-miserables-june-rebellion-1832/

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In this episode, my sister Audrey and I talk about the Broadway musical Newsies. We share our opinions on it, evaluate how history is incorporated into the musical, and have a good time! (listen until the end!)

Here are the sources I used:

The musical “Newsies” can be found on Disney+

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsboys%27_strike_of_1899

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In this episode, I talked about the military bases that are named after Confederate generals, why that happened, and whether we should really consider them war heroes (spoiler alert: we should not).

Here are the sources I used:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._Army_installations_named_for_Confederate_soldiers

https://www.military.com/undertheradar/2018/10/03/ten-army-bases-named-after-confederate-officers.html

https://taskandpurpose.com/history/u-s-military-get-confederate-named-bases-anyway

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In this episode, I talk about the different games we played in history classes to learn about the Underground Railroad, the Atlantic Slave Trade, and the French Revolution.

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This episode is about how NASCAR recently banned the Confederate Flag and how culture today treats the history of the Civil War.

Here are the sources I used:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ray-ciccarelli-leaving-nascar-after-sport-banned-confederate-flag-its-n1229926

https://www.britannica.com/event/American-Civil-War

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

https://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/south-carolina-declaration-of-causes-of-secession/

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/news/a35912/confederate-flag-banned/

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3621818/confederate-flag-racist-banned-symbol-white-supremacy/

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