My son came home from school, told me that his school wasn't doing anything for Black History Month and then just stood there looking me in the eye like "So what you gonna do Dad." So I stepped up and recorded this episode about famous...

In the second part of our Reconstruction video series, Black Codes, Jim Crow laws, and the Ku Klux Klan are explained. Like us on <a href='https://www.facebook.com/ReadingThroughHistory' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Facebook</a>'https://www.facebook.com/ReadingThroughHistory' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Facebook

Slave codes were a method of protecting the investment of white enslavers in the Colonies by restricting the lives of enslaved people in almost every imaginable way. The codes restricted enslaved people’s ability to move around, or...

Artist Titus Kaphar makes paintings and sculptures that wrestle with the struggles of the past while speaking to the diversity and advances of the present. In an unforgettable live workshop, Kaphar takes a brush full of white paint to a...

Today we're learning about the Transatlantic Slave Trade, which brought millions of captive Africans to the Americas between the 16th and 19th centuries, with the largest number of people trafficked between 1700 and 1808. We'll look at...

With ongoing protests across the United States and the globe against law enforcement violence and extrajudicial killings of people in Black, brown, and impoverished communities, the world is contemplating the place of police in our...

Learn about the origins of Jim Crow laws and how they enforced racial segregation in the United States. This video traces the history from the minstrel character "Jim Crow" to the establishment of laws that restricted the freedoms of...

This video introduces the Indigenous peoples of the American Southwest, focusing on three tribes - the Hopi, Navajo, and Mojave. It highlights their rich histories, cultural traditions, and struggles against colonization. The video...

During the Golden Age of Piracy, there was one captain who became a legend. He invented the pirate code, had the biggest stach of loot among them all and even on his flag he defied death: Bartholomew Roberts aka Black Bart Roberts. Find...

The Stono Rebellion of 1739 saw enslaved people rise up using coded sounds that sowed the seeds of jazz, blues and hip hop.

From the end of the battle of Crecy, Edward charged on to besiege Calais (successfully), and then returned home. Right about then was when the Black Plague hit Europe head-on. But Edward carried on as king establishing order among his...

Bertrand du Guesclin was the hero the French needed. Focused on fortifying defenses and cities, Guesclin rebutted the advances of the Black Prince--who ended up contracting an illness that undid his iconic image of triumph and chivalry....

A social studies based video lecturing outlining the major concepts regarding Jim Crow. If there was a prerequisite it would include having a grip on the 14th amendment.

* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. Cultural theorist Brittney Cooper examines racism through the lens of time, showing us how historically it has been...

Liberty is a founding principle of the United States, but many of the people who helped build the North American colonies were not free. The resilience of enslaved people and their contributions to what would become the United States...

The Ad Council gives us an inside look at one of the biggest and most important public service campaigns in U.S. history: persuading skeptical Americas to immunize themselves against the deadly Covid-19 virus.<br/>

Following the death of her husband, Zheng Yi Sao refused to conform to the expectations of widowhood and instead took full command of their pirate operations. With the support of Zheng Yi's nephew, his adopted son, and other key...

Africans brought to the Thirteen Colonies faced hardships and resisted slavery in their quest for freedom.

On April 12, 1861, Confederate forces attacked Fort Sumter, South Carolina, marking the explosive start of the Civil War. The conflict led to short-lived progress and long-term struggles for true racial equality.

This is now going to be a series of videos checking historical movies against the real deal. The name of the game is historical accuracy, and this time it's the Imitation Game (2014). Considering its first frame states "based on a true...

As computers become progressively faster and more powerful, they’ve gained the impressive capacity to simulate increasingly realistic environments. Which raises a question familiar to aficionados of The Matrix—might life and the world as...

It's one of the most studied — and most controversial — varieties of English. But many people still hold deep misconceptions about African-American English (AAE).