Video Lessons
This collection of video content is ideally suited for online learners. It includes content in Black History, Black Politics, Black Sociology, as well as Black Art and Music.
How Medical Experimentation on Enslaved Africans Shaped American Medicine
Written by Monica Mendez Edited by Darius Spearman African Elements For over 2000 years the core...
Black Migration, the “Red Summer,” and the “Red Scare” of 1919
https://youtu.be/DBPXkqkgNyk Black Activism and the Communist and Socialist Parties of the early...
How Freedom Defines Black Political Power
This essay explores how the notion of “freedom” impacts the political experience of Black people in the United States and why it’s been such an elusive thing for Black Americans to obtain.
Martin Luther King Sr. and the Making of a Movement
The Shaping of Michael Luther King Martin Luther King Sr. was born in Stockbridge, Georgia, on...
W.E.B. Du Bois vs. Booker T. Washington (Round 2)
Booker T. Washington vs. W.E.B. Du Bois, Round 2 (Intoduction) Over a series of articles, I've...
Booker T. Washington And W.E.B. Dubois (Round 1)
W.E.B. Dubois vs. Booker T. Washington (Round 1) Support African Elements via Patreon at...
The Black West: Exodusters Black Cowboys and Buffalo Soldiers
This article will explore the African American migration West where Black Americans found both opportunity and hardship on new lands in places like Nicodemus, Kansas. Additionally, Black cowboys found a living on the arduous Texas cattle drives. Still others sought acceptance through military service as “Buffalo Soldiers” during the Indian Wars against the indigenous people of the Western United States.
How Post-Civil War Reconstruction Failed African Americans
After the Civil War, African Americans were hopeful that this new post-slavery era would bring freedom and equality. This article explores why the Reconstruction failed to live up to the expectations and why many African Americans are still fighting for their fundamental rights today.
3 Survival Strategies for Slaves in the Upper South
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