Hi, what do you want to do?
Wonderscape
The Rise and Fall of Freedmen's Towns and the Red Summer
Discover the history of all-Black towns established after the Civil War, offering hope and refuge for newly freed Black Americans. Explore how events like D.W. Griffith's "The Birth of a Nation" and the Red Summer of 1919 led to a...
Wonderscape
The Devastating Impact of Jim Crow: From Freedmen’s Towns to Black Wall Street
Discover the tragic events that unfolded during the Jim Crow era, from the destruction of thriving Black communities like East St. Louis and Tulsa's Black Wall Street to the widespread violence of the Red Summer. This video highlights...
Wonderscape
Segregated Beaches and the Fight for Equal Access
Explore the struggles and protests for equal access to public beaches during the Jim Crow era, including the tragic story of Eugene Williams and the Chicago riots of 1919. Learn about wade-ins and the efforts to desegregate beaches,...
PBS
Pbs: Maya Angelou: Memory and Setting in "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
Explore how growing up in the South during the Jim Crow Era influenced Maya Angelou's writing in this video [4:45] from American Masters, Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise. The power of memory and the importance of setting inform both the...