The 3 Best Witness History: Black history Podcast Episodes
1) The Back to Africa Movement
At the end of the 19th Century, African-Americans in the southern states of the US faced a wave of political and racial violence. Lynchings reached a peak. Black people were prevented from voting and ...Show More
2) Muhammad Ali and the Draft
In 1967, the world heavyweight champion, Muhammad Ali, refused to be indicted into the American military. His decision to follow his conscience and not serve in Vietnam galvanised radicals across the ...Show More
3) James Brown Concert at the Boston Garden
The soul singer's April 1968 concert was held amid rioting and violence provoked by the assassination of Martin Luther King. But despite the fears of the city authorities, the streets of Boston were q...Show More
4) Sarah Baartman's 200-year journey back home
In August 2002, the remains of an indigenous South African woman called Sarah Baartman were returned to South Africa after almost 200 years away. Sarah died in Paris in 1815 after being forced to perf...Show More
5) Britain's First Black Woman MP
In 1987 Diane Abbott became the first black woman elected to the British Parliament. The daughter of first generation immigrants she was one of only four black MPs. Diane Abbott has been speaking to F...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.6) Inter-racial Marriage in South Africa
In South Africa in June 1985, the ban on marriage between people of different ethnic backgrounds was finally lifted. Suzanne Le Clerc and Protas Madlala were the first couple to tie the knot under the...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.7) The Death of Walter Rodney
In June 1980, the Guyanese opposition leader and academic, Dr Walter Rodney, was killed in a bomb explosion. He was one of the leaders of a movement trying to bridge the racial divide in Guyana’s poli...Show More
8) Dorothy Mulkey - US Fair Housing Campaigner
In 1967, the US Supreme Court issued a ruling which effectively outlawed discrimination in the American housing market. The case was brought by Dorothy Mulkey, a Californian woman who had been prevent...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.9) Black Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm
In January 1972 Shirley Chisholm became the first major-party black candidate to make a bid for the US Presidency. She was also the first black woman elected to Congress. Witness has been speaking to ...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.10) Death of Grenada's Revolution
On 19 October 1983, Grenada's popular left-wing prime minister, Maurice Bishop, was killed following an internal party coup. Six days later the US invaded the tiny Caribbean island. We hear from Ann P...Show More
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