Black History Month is an annual celebration of the study and achievements of African Americans and a time when they weren't being recognized their central role in U.S. history. It was the predecessor to “Negro History Week,” which was the brainchild of the black historian Carter G. Woodson in 1915, In September Carter G. Woodson and the prominent minister Jesse E. Moorland founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, This organization was dedicated to researching and promoting the achievements of Black Americans and other peoples of African descent

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Carter G. Woodson in Washington, D.C.: The Father of Black History
By Pero Gaglo Dagbovie
https://asalh.org/
https://time.com/4197928/history-black-history-month/
https://www.biography.com/scholar/carter-g-woodson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carter_G._Woodson
https://web.archive.org/web/20110401191535/http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-english/2005/June/20080207153802liameruoy0.1187708.html

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The Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male, was an unethical natural history study conducted between 1932 and 1972 by the United States Public Health Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Bad blood
by James H. Jones
https://www.cdc.gov/tuskegee/timeline.htm
https://www.history.com/news/the-infamous-40-year-tuskegee-study
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuskegee_Syphilis_Study

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The last episode in the 4 part series about the Negro Leagues, I discuss the peak of the Negro National League during World War 2 then the decline of the Negro Leagues after Jackie Robinson historic signing by the Brooklyn Dodgers leading to Major League Integration.


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A complete history of the Negro leagues, 1884 to 1955 - Order: https://amzn.to/368L7V3
by Mark Ribowsky
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negro_league_baseball
https://www.history.com/topics/sports/negro-league-baseball

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Joshua Gibson was a Negro League catcher and one of the greatest home run hitters in the game’s history. Known as “the black Babe Ruth,” Gibson is considered to be one of the greatest player who never played in the major leagues.

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A complete history of the Negro leagues, 1884 to 1955
by Mark Ribowsky
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Gibson
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Josh-Gibson
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/69738-josh-gibson-the-devastating-story
https://www.joshgibson.org/about

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If you enjoyed Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Now you can learn the true story about the women behind the play, Gertrude "Ma" Rainey. Listen to my new mini episode about the "Mother of the blues".

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Mother of the Blues: A Study of Ma Rainey.
by Sandra R. Lieb
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/rainey-gertrude-ma-1886-1939/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ma-Rainey
https://www.thoughtco.com/biography-of-ma-rainey-4177933

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Just as Negro league baseball seemed to be at its lowest point and was about to fade into history, along came owners Cumberland Posey, Gus Greenlee and Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson because two the most marketable icons in all of black baseball.

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A complete history of the Negro leagues, 1884 to 1955
by Mark Ribowsky
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negro_league_baseball
https://www.history.com/topics/sports/negro-league-baseball

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Rube Foster was an amazing pitcher but his role with the game was more than being a player he was the vision behind the first Negro League and ushered in the golden age of Black Baseball.

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A complete history of the Negro leagues, 1884 to 1955
by Mark Ribowsky
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negro_league_baseball
https://www.history.com/topics/sports/negro-league-baseball

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Black Baseball got its start with amateur clubs and after the civil war the popularly of baseball exploded. Of course, black players were not able enjoy this boom with Black Players being banned in the major leagues and later in the minor leagues also. We chronicle the early history of black baseball from Bud Fowler to the Cuban Giants


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A complete history of the Negro leagues, 1884 to 1955
by Mark Ribowsky
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negro_league_baseball
https://www.history.com/topics/sports/negro-league-baseball

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This episode chronicles his life and legacy of W.E.B Du Bois, he spent 70 years of his life advocating for the advancement of African Americans. while he had philosophical disagreements with other African-American leaders and his ideas on how to advance African Americans would change drastically over his life time. he would never stop attempting to uplift his people.

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W. E. B. Du Bois : a twentieth-century life
Bolden, Tonya
W.E.B. Du Bois--biography of a race, 1868-1919
by Lewis, David L

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Two great leaders of the black community in the late 19th and 20th century were Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois. However, they sharply disagreed on strategies for racial and economic progress. This episode is about the complex life of Washington and how and why he conflicted with W.E.B Du Bois.

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Up from history : the life of Booker T. Washington
by Norrell, Robert J.
W.E.B. Du Bois--biography of a race, 1868-1919
by Lewis, David L

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