Earl is thrilled to have Professor Bob Harvey back for another chat about Black History. This time, they explore the Carthaginians and the kingdom of Mala, which was situated near the Yucatan Peninsula. They also discuss how Black indigenous groups built boats and ships for traveling and discovering new lands. Professor Harvey discusses 15th-century Black resistance to the slave trade and addresses a caller's question about the reality of "40 acres and a mule." He explains that while the 15th Amendment granted voting rights to Black men, few could exercise this right or receive promised land. He notes President Lincoln's initial hesitance to support Black rights, despite later advocating for them through the Emancipation Proclamation, which aimed to weaken the South during the Civil War. In the 1800s, cotton and enslaved people were the South's most valuable assets.

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