Compromising With Slavery: Why Civil War Was Inevitable
In this video, we explore why the failures of the United States Constitution to address the issue of slavery made the Civil War inevitable.
In this video, we explore why the failures of the United States Constitution to address the issue of slavery made the Civil War inevitable.
As Black culture took to a more prominent stage in the 1920s there was intense debate among artists about how Black artists and musicians should best present themselves to white audiences. Here we explore how they navigated this cultural dilemma.
In this episode, we look at the impact of the Haitian Revolution. The Republic of Haiti shaped US politics around slavery, heightened tension between North and South, and impacted Black women in often overlooked ways.