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Feb. 19, 2023

Reclaiming Lost Black Communities (The Stories of 3 Lost Black Towns)

The short stories of the displacement of African Americans of three communities; Seneca Village, Mill Creek Valley and Bruce's Beach. Audio Onemichistory.com Please support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=25697914 Buy me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Countryboi2m https://www.centralparknyc.org/articles/seneca-village https://www.nps.gov/articles/seneca-village-new-york-city.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mill_Creek_Valley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce%27s_Beach https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/04/us/bruces-beach-la-county.html https://news.stlpublicradio.org/show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-03-01/remembering-mill-creek-valley-once-home-to-20-000-black-st-louisans

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Feb. 12, 2023

Why Don't Black Folks eat Pumpkin Pie? #blackhistorymonth

Why Don't Black Folks eat Pumpkin Pie? How did we start eating Sweet Potato Pie? Join us while we detail the answer to this puzzling questions. Audio Onemichistory.com Please support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=25697914 Buy me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Countryboi2m https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/how-sweet-potato-pie-became-african-americans-favorite-dessert/2015/11/23/11da4216-9201-11e5-b5e4-279b4501e8a6_story.html https://www.jacksonville.com/story/entertainment/local/2013/11/21/thanksgivings-pie-dispute/15808489007/ https://www.northjersey.com/story/food/2021/11/24/pumpkin-pie-thanksgiving-abolitionist-history-and/8667841002/

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Feb. 12, 2023

Why Don't Black Folks eat Pumpkin Pie?

Why Don't Black Folks eat Pumpkin Pie? How did we start eating Sweet Potato Pie? Join us while we detail the answer to these puzzling questions. Audio Onemichistory.com Please support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=25697914 Buy me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Countryboi2m https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/how-sweet-potato-pie-became-african-americans-favorite-dessert/2015/11/23/11da4216-9201-11e5-b5e4-279b4501e8a6_story.html https://www.jacksonville.com/story/entertainment/local/2013/11/21/thanksgivings-pie-dispute/15808489007/ https://www.northjersey.com/story/food/2021/11/24/pumpkin-pie-thanksgiving-abolitionist-history-and/8667841002/

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Feb. 8, 2023

Why is Oregon so white? #blackhistorymonth

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Feb. 5, 2023

Why don't Black People Live in Oregon? (The history of Black Exclusion laws) #blackhistorymonth

Oregon once had a set of laws in place that legally prohibited African Americans from entering the state. Although these laws were not actively enforced, they were incredibly effective in preventing Black people from settling in Oregon. Audio Onemichistory.com Please support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=25697914 Buy me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Countryboi2m https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/exclusion_laws/#.Y8zoDXbMKUk…

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Feb. 5, 2023

Why is Oregon so White? (The History of Black Exclusion Laws in Oregon)

Oregon once had a set of laws in place that legally prohibited African Americans from entering the state. Although these laws were not actively enforced, they were incredibly effective in preventing Black people from settling in Oregon. Audio Onemichistory.com Please support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=25697914 Buy me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Countryboi2m https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/exclusion_laws/#.Y8zoDXbMKUk…

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Feb. 2, 2023

Martin Luther King use to carry a weapon. #blackhistorymonth #mlk

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Feb. 1, 2023

The Other KFC (Did Black GIs create Korean fried chicken?) #blackhistory

As Black GIs were stationed in South Korea during the Korean War, they were able to introduce the Korean people to American Fried Chicken. Audio Onemichistory.com Please support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=25697914 Buy me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Countryboi2m https://www.mashed.com/899880/the-untold-truth-of-korean-fried-chicken/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_fried_chicken https://expatguidekorea.com/article/the-history-of-korean-fried-chicken.html https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3040904/how-korean-fried-chicken-other-kfc-became-huge-hit-south-korea

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Feb. 1, 2023

The Other KFC (The History of Korean Fried Chicken and Black GIs)

As Black GIs were stationed in South Korea during the Korean War, they were able to introduce the Korean people to American Fried Chicken. Audio Onemichistory.com Please support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=25697914 Buy me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Countryboi2m https://www.mashed.com/899880/the-untold-truth-of-korean-fried-chicken/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_fried_chicken https://expatguidekorea.com/article/the-history-of-korean-fried-chicken.html https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3040904/how-korean-fried-chicken-other-kfc-became-huge-hit-south-korea

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Feb. 1, 2023

February 1st 1960, Four Black students that sat at a Woolworth lunch counter and into history.

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Jan. 23, 2023

A Hero's Journey (The Murder of Medger Evers)

Medgar Evers was Civil rights activist and the first state field secretary of the NAACP in Mississippi. When he was assassinated outside of his Mississippi home in 1963. Audio Onemichistory.com Please support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=25697914 Buy me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Countryboi2m https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medgar_Evers https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/civil-rights-leaders/medgar-evers https://www.britannica.com/biography/Medgar-Evers https://www.biography.com/activist/medgar-evers

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Jan. 22, 2023

A Hero's Journey (The Assassination of Medger Evers)

Medgar Evers was Civil rights activist and the first state field secretary of the NAACP in Mississippi. When he was assassinated outside of his Mississippi home in 1963. Audio Onemichistory.com Please support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=25697914 Buy me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Countryboi2m https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medgar_Evers https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/civil-rights-leaders/medgar-evers https://www.britannica.com/biography/Medgar-Evers https://www.biography.com/activist/medgar-evers

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Jan. 17, 2023

Martin Luther King has a new monument in Boston. #mlkday #blackhistory #theembrace

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Jan. 16, 2023

In 1956, Martin Luther King house was firebombed. #mlkday #blackhistory

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Jan. 8, 2023

The Dangerous Ride Towards Freedom (The Story of the Freedom Riders)

Freedom Riders were a group of activists who rode interstate buses to challenge the enforcement of two Supreme Court decisions, which ruled that segregated public buses were unconstitutional. Audio Onemichistory.com Please support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=25697914 Buy me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Countryboi2m In struggle : SNCC and the Black awakening of the…

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Jan. 8, 2023

The DANGEROUS Ride Towards Freedom (The Story of the Freedom Riders) #civilrights

Freedom Riders were a group of activists who rode interstate buses to challenge the enforcement of two Supreme Court decisions, which ruled that segregated public buses were unconstitutional. Audio Onemichistory.com Please support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=25697914 Buy me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Countryboi2m In struggle : SNCC and the Black awakening of the…

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Jan. 8, 2023

The Story Behind Roald Dahl’s ‘Black Oompa Loompas’ #blackhistory

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Jan. 6, 2023

The Oompa Loompas Were African Pygmies #blackhistory

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Jan. 4, 2023

The Story Behind Roald Dahl’s ‘Black Charlie Bucket’ #history

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Jan. 2, 2023

The True Meaning of Watch Night Services #blackhistory #happynewyear

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Jan. 1, 2023

The Tragic History of New Year’s Day Prt2 (Heartbreak Day) #blackhistory

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Jan. 1, 2023

The Tragic History of Hiring Day (New Year’s Day) #blackhistory

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Dec. 25, 2022

The SNCC and Student Civil Rights Activism

The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was the principal method for student involvement in the civil rights movement during the 1960s. Emerging in 1960 after the sit-ins movement at segregated lunch counters in Greensboro, North Carolina. Audio Onemichistory.com Please support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=25697914 Buy me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Countryboi2m In struggle :…

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Dec. 25, 2022

Student Civil Rights Activism and The SNCC #blackhistory #civilrights

The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was the principal method for student involvement in the civil rights movement during the 1960s. Emerging in 1960 from the sit-ins movement at segregated lunch counters in Greensboro, North Carolina. Audio Onemichistory.com Please support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=25697914 Buy me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Countryboi2m In struggle :…

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