In this episode, we examine the life of Philip Randolph and his role in shaping the early Civil Rights movement. We examine his humble beginnings, his leadership of the Brother Hood of Sleeping Car Porters, his influence on Civil Rights in the 1930s and 1940s, along his decline from influence and marginalization. Please check out our sponsor for this episode and get one month free at The Great Courses Plus: https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/hotcw Remember to include hotcw for a free month for you and to help out the show. For pictures for this episode and more go to our website at: www.historyofthecoldwarpodcast.com/ Want to skip the ads and get right to the content, become a patreon subscriber here: www.patreon.com/coldwarpodcast

In this episode, we examine the life of WEB Du Bois one of the Civil Rights leaders of the early Cold War era. Please check out our sponsor for this episode and get one month free at The Great Courses Plus: https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/hotcw For pictures for this episode and more go to our website at: www.historyofthecoldwarpodcast.com/ Want to skip the ads and get right to the content, become a patreon subscriber here: www.patreon.com/coldwarpodcast

In this episode, we examine the Civil Rights Movement 1950-1960. We cover the effect of the Civil rights movement on US foreign policy, the major events of the period, and how the Eisenhower administration addressed the issue. Please check out our sponsor for this episode and get one month free at The Great Courses Plus: https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/hotcw For pictures for this episode and more go to our website at: www.historyofthecoldwarpodcast.com/ Want to skip the ads and get right to the content, become a patreon subscriber here: www.patreon.com/coldwarpodcast

In this episode, we examine how the New Deal and the Second World II shaped the early Civil Rights Movement. We examine the decline of scientific racism and how World War II restructured American Society and the international order. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please check out our sponsor for this episode and get one month free at The Great Courses Plus: https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/hotcw Remember to include hotcw for a free month for you and to help out the show. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For pictures for this episode and more go to our website at: www.historyofthecoldwarpodcast.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Want to skip the ads and get right to the content, become a patreon subscriber here: www.patreon.com/coldwarpodcast

In this episode, we examine what racism looked like in the rest of the United States outside of the south. We examine red-lining and US housing policy that built a virtual system of segregation in the rest of the United States. Please check out our sponsor for this episode and get one month free at The Great Courses Plus: https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/hotcw Remember to include hotcw for a free month for you and to help out the show. For pictures for this episode and more go to our website at: www.historyofthecoldwarpodcast.com/ Want to skip the ads and get right to the content, become a patreon subscriber here: www.patreon.com/coldwarpodcast

In this episode, we examine the Jim Crow social system explaining the various social customs and aspects of the system. We look at how segregation operated in practice and legal and extra-legal ways in which the system was enforced. Please check out our sponsor for this episode and get one month free at The Great Courses Plus: https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/hotcw For pictures for this episode and more go to our website at: www.historyofthecoldwarpodcast.com/ Want to skip the ads and get right to the content, become a patreon subscriber here: www.patreon.com/coldwarpodcast

In this episode, we examine the failure of reconstruction and the rise of the Jim Crow legal and social system in the South. We examine the forces that brought about an end to reconstruction and how these forces worked together to create a new social system in the South. For pictures for this episode and more go to our website at: www.historyofthecoldwarpodcast.com/ Want to skip the ads and get right to the content, become a patreon subscriber here: www.patreon.com/coldwarpodcast

Join Jeff and Dave as they look back on 2020 and look ahead to 2021, Including what are Jeff's favorite episodes in the past year and what is he most excited about for the podcast in the future. For pictures for this episode and more go to our website at: www.historyofthecoldwarpodcast.com/ Want to skip the ads and get right to the content, become a patreon subscriber here: www.patreon.com/coldwarpodcast

In this episode, we examine the origin and structure of racism in America. How did racism develop in America and the west and what did it look like in the early Cold War. We examine how the development of slavery led to anti-black racism in the United States and how scientific thought about race changed America's perception on race relations over time. For pictures for this episode and more go to our website at: www.historyofthecoldwarpodcast.com/ Want to skip the ads and get right to the content, become a patreon subscriber here: www.patreon.com/coldwarpodcast

In this episode, we provide clarification and explanation around our upcoming series of episodes for the Civil Rights Movement For pictures for this episode and more go to our website at: www.historyofthecoldwarpodcast.com/ Want to skip the ads and get right to the content, become a patreon subscriber here: www.patreon.com/coldwarpodcast