Historically Black Podcast
1) NASA's Human Computers
During World War II, a labor shortage obliged the military to hire African American women with mathematical skills to help make complicated computations for warplane designs. This small team of black ...Show More
2) Introducing: Order 9066
Order 9066 is a new podcast from APM Reports about President Franklin D. Roosevelt's decision to incarcerate 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry during WWII. Subscribe today.
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) Black Love Stories
This episode spotlights stories of enduring love among African American couples. We dive into the history of marriage among black Americans -- including the time when it was illegal for slaves to wed....Show More
4) The Path to Founding an HBCU
Born into slavery, William Hooper Councill founded one of the nation's first HBCUs, Alabama A&M University. Negotiating the racial politics of Reconstruction and the dawn of Jim Crow was dangerous wor...Show More
5) The Question of Black Identity
Racial identity in the U.S. is complicated because race is an invented category rooted in slavery. This episode explores the question of black identity in America through the voices of four people who...Show More
6) Harlem Through James Van Der Zee's Lens
James Van Der Zee was a celebrated African American photographer who documented black New York for much of the 20th century. Van Der Zee was New York's leading black photographer during the Harlem Ren...Show More
7) The Fiddler who Charmed Missouri
A young musician and actor discovers that his great, great grandfather was Bill Driver, a celebrated fiddler in Missouri. Family members recall how his fiddle playing often brought blacks and whites t...Show More
8) Tracking Down a Slave's Bill of Sale
Members of an extended Tennessee family talk about their great, great grandfather, a slave owned by his white, biological father. After emancipation, their ancestor managed to buy a farm. Family membe...Show More
9) The Spirit of the Million Man March
The Million Man March of 1995 is recreated through the conversation between a young woman and her father, who attended it. He talks about how the event changed his life, and she recalls what it meant ...Show More
10) Trailer: Historically Black
Each week, Historically Black will feature one object in black history and the story behind it.