Episodes & Descriptions

S4 E8 The 1863 New York Draft Riots and Massacre

Depiction of the New York Draft Riots, The Illustrated London News, 1863 In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln's government passed a new...

Sep 29, 20232 min read

S4 E7 Westchester (the Bronx)

1868 map of the Town of Westchester shows the Bethel A.M.E. Church and Cemetery located on what is now Unionport Road in the Bronx By ...

Sep 21, 20232 min read

S4 E6 Weeksville (Brooklyn)

Weeksville native, Dr. Susan Smith McKinney, the state’s first African-American female doctor, and a revered abolitionist The ...

Sep 14, 20232 min read

S4 E5 Newtown (Queens)

The first church building of the United African Church and Cemetery, established by the United African Society of Newtown, which was...

Aug 30, 20232 min read

S4 E4 Sandy Ground (Staten Island)

Sandy Ground Oyster Gatherers Sandy Ground was settled in 1833 by African-American oystermen fleeing the restrictive industry laws of...

Aug 23, 20231 min read

S4 E3 Seneca Village (Manhattan)

Egbert Ludovicus Viele's topographical survey of the land upon which Central Park was created, showing map of Seneca Village June 1856 An...

Aug 14, 20232 min read

S4 E2 The Black Elite in Antebellum New York City Part 2

George Downing and family circa 1890s (Museum of African American History) Part 2 of an introduction to the Black elite or "the colored...

Aug 3, 20232 min read

S4 E2 The Black Elite in Antebellum New York City Part 1

George Downing and family circa 1890s (Museum of African American History) An introduction to the Black elite or "the colored...

Jul 27, 20231 min read

S4 E1 Part 2 - Blacks on Wall Street: How Black People Helped Build Wall Street and New York

George Downing and family circa 1890s (Museum of African American History) An exploration of Black neighborhoods and enclaves in...

Jul 20, 20231 min read

S4 E1 Part 1 - Blacks on Wall Street: How Black People Helped Build Wall Street and New York

George Downing and family circa 1890s (Museum of African American History) An exploration of Black neighborhoods and enclaves in...

Jul 14, 20231 min read

Season 4 Introduction: Antebellum New York City

This season will focus on free Black communities and free Black societies during the antebellum period of the 19th century in New York, spec

Jul 13, 20231 min read

S3 E12 Durham's BWS and Wilmington, N.C. More Than a Century After the 1898 White Supremacy Campaign

LISTEN OR LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS Many experts view the 1898 Wilmington Insurrection and Coup D’Etat as a turning point in the fortunes...

May 20, 20223 min read

SE3 E11 Pauli Murray: Durham native and Unsung Heroin of the Civil Rights Movement

Pauli Murray - And Justice For All Durham County Courthouse Art Wall LISTEN OR LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS Not only was Pauli Murray was one...

Apr 21, 20222 min read

S3 E10 Documenting Unsung Women Leaders of Black Durham and North Carolina Part 2

LISTEN Black women have often been omitted or written out of history. This much is true when it comes to many women leaders of Black...

Mar 31, 20222 min read

S3 E9 Documenting Unsung Women Leaders of Black Durham and North Carolina

LISTEN Black women have often been omitted or written out of history. This much is true when it comes to many women leaders of Black...

Mar 17, 20222 min read

S3 E8 Pioneering Black Durham: Success, Sacrifice and Setbacks

LISTEN OR LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS The pioneers and leaders of Black Durham during the early 20th century are often lauded for steering...

Mar 4, 20222 min read

S3 E7 Race, Class and Politics in Black Durham

LISTEN OR LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS An exploration of the complicated intersection of race, class and politics in Durham, North Carolina....

Feb 10, 20222 min read

S3 E6 Durham's Black Wall Street Part 2

LISTEN OR LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS Black Durham’s success did not end with Black Wall Street. Durham’ Black Wall Street was located in...

Jan 27, 20222 min read

S3 E5 Durham's Black Wall Street Part 1

LISTEN OR LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS The beginning of an exploration into the community of Durham, North Carolina in the period following...

Jan 12, 20222 min read

S3 E4 The 1900 White Supremacist Campaign of 1900 - How Black Men Lost the Vote

LISTEN OR LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS Almost immediately following the white supremacist campaign that culminated in the 1898 Wilmington...

Dec 29, 20212 min read