The Unhidden Minute Podcast
1) The Exoduster Movement
The Exoduster Movement began in 1879 as thousands of formerly enslaved Black Americans fled the violence and oppression of the post-Reconstruction South. Drawn primarily to Kansas, these migrantsâknow...Show More
2) The 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution
On July 9, 1868, member of Congress ratified the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. In the aftermath of the American Civil War, this was a bold redefinition of who could claim their rights...Show More
3) The Fair Housing Act of 1968
The Fair Housing Act of 1968 was passed in the wake of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., as the nation grappled with unrest and longstanding inequality. Signed into law on April 11, 1968, i...Show More
4) Martin Luther King Jr's Final Speech
On April 3, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood before a crowd in Memphis, Tennessee and delivered what would become his final addressâIâve Been to the Mountaintop. Speaking in support of striking ...Show More
5) Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin (1842â1924) was a pioneering Black American journalist, suffragist, and civil rights leader who helped organize Black women into a national force for social change. Born in...Show More
6) The National Association of Colored Women
The National Association of Colored Women (NACW) was founded in 1896 to unify Black womenâs clubs across the United States in the fight for racial uplift, social reform, and womenâs rights. Formed by ...Show More
7) Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King (1927â2006) was a leading Black American activist, author, and global advocate for civil and human rights. Born in Heiberger, Alabama, she studied music and education at Antioch Col...Show More
8) Mary Church Terrell
Mary Church Terrell (1863â1954) was a pioneering Black American educator, suffragist, and civil rights activist who dedicated her life to advancing racial and gender equality. Born in Memphis, Tenness...Show More
9) Diane Nash
Diane Nash is a central figure in the modern Civil Rights Movement and one of its most disciplined strategists of nonviolent direct action. Born in Chicago in 1938, she became radicalized by the every...Show More
10) The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded in 1909 in response to escalating racial violence and the rollback of Reconstruction-era rights. Organized by an inte...Show More