The History Hotline

Darcus Howe, a British broadcaster, writer and racial justice campaigner. He arrived in Britain as an 18 year old in 1961. He studied law but as his life panned out he became more involved with journalism, broadcasting and activism. He has been one of the most powerful voices for Black rights in Britain, always articulate and dominant, speaking with great eloquence and pride. He was a fearless campaigner, consistently fighting against injustice in Britain and overseas. This episode takes a glimpse into his life and all he achieved as well as the legacy he left.

The Black and White Minstrel Show ran for 20 years, at a time in Britain where race relations were growing ever tenser.

How did a show like this manage to run for so long?

Where did minstrelsy come from? (America if you didn't know)

How did the show eventually draw to a close?**

**hint: We can thank Diana Ross!!

President Joe Biden signed a bill into law on Tuesday 29th March that makes lynching a federal hate crime. This episode will explore the bill, the harrowing story of Emmett Till, and the consequences of an act such as this in 2022.

TW// Details of extreme violence, racism, lynching, murder

A new episode on all things Jamaican politics. Will it be the next republic, following in the footsteps of Barbados? This week we will discuss Jamaica's new pledge to become a republic, what that means and how the royal visit did more harm than good.

1. Brief history

2. The royal visit to Jamaica

3. What next?

4. Reparations?

TW// Slavery and racism

TW// racism, violence

In 2020, a 15 year old Black girl was strip-searched at school after being wrongly suspected of carrying drugs. This week the report revealing these details was released and this episode hopes to shed light on this case and the problems of racism within policing and education and the traumatic impact that has on young Black children.

This episode is about Olive Morris, the Jamaican born activist, community leader, radical feminist, Black nationalist and Marx-Leninist communist, thinking about her life and legacy.

1. Early life and education

2. The assault by the metropolitan police

3. A life of activism

4. Housing campaigns and squatting

5. Life after death

The Brixton Black Women's Group was an organisation formed by Black women in 1973 to 1985. It aimed to raise the consciousness of Black women and also organise around specific issues affecting black women in British society.

In July of 1967, Stokely Carmichael, the leader of SNCC, "Honorary Prime Minister" Black Panther Party and one of the most prominent leaders in the American Black Power Movement, arrived in London as part of an international tour.

He made a speech at the Dialects of Liberation Congress during his time in London is widely regarded as a pivotal moment in the British Black Power movement. Carmichael advocated for Black Power and a call for a new way of fighting individual and institutional racism.

Who was Kwame Ture?

Race relations in Britain prior to the Congress

The Dialectics of Liberation Congress

Impact of the Speech

Endings

Articles mentioned: https://tribunemag.co.uk/2021/10/the-british-states-secret-war-on-black-power

This episode we'll be looking at immigration from the Caribbean to the US in the latter part of the 20th century. The impact of the McCarran Walter Act (1952) on immigration to the US from around the world. The experiences of Caribbean people under segregation and jim crow laws, by looking briefly at the story of Colin Powell.

This episode can be enjoyed on its own but might be more easily digested after episode 63 and 64.

This week we will be continuing the conversation about Caribbean immigration to the US. Focusing on the early 20th Century, we'll explore how African Americans and Caribbean immigrants' understanding of race shaped their perception of one another. How that impacted the job and housing sectors in the Northern US states, regarding these two groups of people. Also, paying attention to the experience of the newly arrived Afro-Caribbean immigrants in the US.