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3 Ways the Civil War Failed to End Slavery…And 4 Things Black Folks Did About It

3 Ways the Civil War Failed to End Slavery…And 4 Things Black Folks Did About It

by | Apr 13, 2021 | Black History (Reconstruction to Present), Black History (Through Reconstruction), Black New-US, Current News Headlines, Video Essays on Black History and Politics

Convict leasing, sharecropping, and domestic service are some of the ways that newly emancipated Blacks continued to face involuntary servitude after the Civil War. But Black people rose to the challenge. In this episode we discuss three ways the Civil War failed to end slavery AND four things Black people did about.

The African Roots of Black Music

The African Roots of Black Music

by | Mar 26, 2021 | Black Art, Literature, and Music, Black News-Africa and Diaspora, Current News Headlines, Video Essays on Black History and Politics

In this episode we look at how African music transcended the Atlantic slave trade and how elements of the African roots of music became infused into the antebellum slave plantations through Black Spirituals, Gospels, slave work songs, and blues becoming the foundation of Black music in America today.