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- A Historical Cinema: Glory (Patreon Preview)
Hollywood often brings history to the silver screen with a heap of creative license - to make the story fit into the formula of plot and profitability. Glory is the rare exception - where the story of the 54th Massachusetts Colored Regiment is preserved and presented with accuracy and gripping drama. Get the full review on Patreon.
Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum
Instagram: @themorbidmuseum
Email: [email protected]
Artwork: Brittany Schall
Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod
21 min - U.S. Colored Troops, Part II: The 54th Massachusetts
Of the more than 100 units mustered into the U.S. Colored Troops, the 54th Massachusetts may be the most well known, remembered for their valorous service and their depiction in the movie Glory. In honor of the 160th anniversary of the Second Battle of Fort Wagner, we examine the enduring story of this legendary unit.
Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum
Instagram: @themorbidmuseum
Email: [email protected]
Artwork by Brittany Schall
Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod
1 hr 11 min - U.S. Colored Troops, Part I: 1st Kansas Colored Infantry Regiment
The cause of Black freedom tore the United States apart in the Civil War. As the conflict fatigued both sides, the previously unimaginable became a necessity; men of color were recruited into Federal forces. They fought for their freedom and for a nation that had excluded them from its promise.
Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum
Instagram: @themorbidmuseum
Email: [email protected]
Artwork: Brittany Schall
Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod
47 min - New York City Draft Riots, Part II: Forever Changed
The first national draft in the United States prompted four days of civil unrest and urban disturbance in New York City. The rioters, Irish and working class men, attacked public buildings, abolitionists, and people of color. Though largely forgotten, the event had long-term impacts on the distribution of the black population across the city.
(Research Links found in Part I)1
Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum
Instagram: @themorbidmuseum
Email: [email protected]
Artwork: Brittany Schall
Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod
1 hr 18 min - New York City Draft Riots, Part I: A City at War
In July 1863, at the height and heat of the American Civil War, a race riot erupted in New York City, in response to the drafting of thousands into the Union Army. For four days, the city seethed with indiscriminate mob violence, fire, and chaos. The grievance of the rioters was the same as the national war itself; the cause of Black freedom and the social costs to Whites.
- "When America Hated Catholics." By JOSH ZEITZ September 23, 2015 | POLITICO Magazine
- "When America Despised the Irish: The 19th Century’s Refugee Crisis" BY: CHRISTOPHER KLEIN UPDATED: JUNE 1, 2023 | HISTORY
- Irish in the American Civil War
- July 13, 1863: New York City Draft Riots and Massacre - Zinn Education Project
- New York City Draft Riots | Lincoln Memorial Shrine Website
- After the Riots: New York's Black Community Responds and Rebuilds - Tenement Museum Website
- "Recalling a Place of Sanctuary for Black Orphans" By Elissa Gootman | New York Times | April 7, 2003
- "The Devil's Own Work: The Civil War Draft Riots and the Fight to Reconstruct America" by Barnet Schecter
- "How the Irish Famine changed New York City forever" By Anelise Hanson Shrout | Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Ireland's National Public Service Media
Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum
Instagram: @themorbidmuseum
Email: [email protected]
Artwork: Brittany Schall
Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod
1 hr 1 min - Ahistorical Cinema: Gangs of New York (Patreon Preview)
Martin Scorsese's sweeping 2002 epic Gangs of New York brought the gritty streets of lower Manhattan in the 19th century to life. It's full of grit, incredible sets and costumes, and just a smidge of historical liberties. It's the factual smackdown you never knew you wanted.
Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum
Instagram: @themorbidmuseum
Email: [email protected]
Artwork: Brittany Schall
Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod
15 min - Dead Presidents: Died on the Fourth of July
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, two titans of the American Revolution, died within hours of each other on Independence Day, 1826--fifty years to the day after the Declaration of Independence was signed. Their long friendship and correspondence was complicated by their shared zeal and hope for the future of the new nation they helped to create--and divergent political ideologies.
Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum
Instagram: @themorbidmuseum
Email: [email protected]
Artwork: Brittany Schall
Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod
1 hr 13 min - The Bermuda Triangle
In the North Atlantic Ocean, a string of missing ships and aircraft have been attributed to a geometric nexus of misfortune. Is the Bermuda Triangle explainable due to unpredictable forces of nature, or something more supernatural?
Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum
Instagram: @themorbidmuseum
Email: [email protected]
Artwork: Brittany Schall
Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod
1 hr - Hot Takes: Roy-al Succession (Patreon Preview)
Are you okay? Cause we are not okay! We are living through a major turning point in history: the crowning of King Charles III, and the end of HBO's hit black dramedy Succession signal the end of one era and the beginning of a meh-ra. Catch up with us, and get the full episode on Patreon.
Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum
Instagram: @themorbidmuseum
Email: [email protected]
Artwork: Brittany Schall
Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod
14 min - The Highway of Tears, Part II: Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women
In British Columbia, Canada, a stretch of highway winds through 450 miles of quiet country. For over 50 years, murders and missing person cases, notably among the indigenous community, have haunted the local population, earning the road the unfortunate moniker, ‘The Highway of Tears.’ In this episode, we explore the ongoing investigations and advocacy work raising awareness of this crisis.
- Why are Indigenous women missing in Canada?
- Highway Of Tears: The Unsolved Serial Murders Of Aboriginal Women (Full Documentary) | Real Crime
- Violence Prevention & MMIWG - NWAC
- Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women
- Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Report
- Home Page - Final Report | MMIWG
Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum
Instagram: @themorbidmuseum
Email: [email protected]
Artwork: Brittany Schall
Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod
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About The Morbid Museum
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Join two museum professionals as they take you on a wild and often lighthearted tour through a virtual cabinet of curiosities, including the strangest artifacts and tales from historic sites and…
museums around the world! From ghost towns and death masks, to serial killers and US Presidents assassinated by bacteria, you have NO IDEA what you might find in The Morbid Museum!