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Colorado Experience: KKK
From the Grand Dragon to known KKK appointees in the police, mayor and governor offices, Colorado once had the 2nd largest Ku Klux Klan membership in the United States. Discover the sordid history of the KKK in Colorado and the impact they had on Catholics, Jews and African Americans in early 1920s, and the courageous individuals who fought against their establishment.
When white supremacists overthrew a government
The hidden history of an American coup. Join the Vox Video Lab for a behind-the-scenes look into Ranjani's reporting process and to support future episodes of Missing Chapter: http://bit.ly/video-lab. Correction at 7:23: Cynthia's ancestors lived in Wilmington, not her descendants. In November 1898, in Wilmington, North Carolina, a mob of 2,000 white men expelled black and white political leaders, destroyed the property of the city’s black residents, and killed dozens--if not hundreds--of people. How did such a turn of events change the course of the city? For decades, the story of this violence was buried, while the perpetrators were cast as heroes. Yet its impacts resonate across the state to this day. In the new Vox series Missing Chapter, Vox Senior Producer Ranjani Chakraborty revisits underreported and often overlooked moments from the past to give context to the present. Join her as she covers the histories that are often left out of our textbooks. Our first season tackles stories of racial injustice, political conflicts, even the hidden history of US medical experimentation.
Malcolm X - The House Negro and the Field Negro
The House Negro and the Field Negro, speech by the great Malcolm X, after the March on Washington (1963). Malcolm X was still in the Nation of Islam.
Paul Robeson: On colonialism, African-American rights (Spotlight, ABC,1960)
Paul Robeson: On colonialism, African-American rights
Harlem Hellfighters Video 369th Infantry New York National Guard -African American soldiers
A fabled and famed American infantry regiment during World War 1. In spite of prejudice at home, these African American soldiers proved themselves valiant Americans on the battlefield. Famed musician James Reese Europe was their band leader. He introduced jazz to Europe with his Harlem Hellfighters band during World War I.
The Invisible Soldiers (Blacks in WWII Documentary)
Africa: States of independence - the scramble for Africa
Seventeen African nations gained their independence in 1960, but the dreams of the independence era were short-lived. Africa states of independence tells the story of some of those countries - stories of mass exploitation, of the ecstasy of independence and of how - with liberation - a new, covert scramble for resources was born.
Europe China America in Trouble as African countries begin to officially trade within Africa
Experts view the New Year's Day launch as largely symbolic with the full implementation of the deal expected to take years. The African Continental Free Trade Area aims to bring together one-point-three-billion people in a more than 40-trillion-rand economic bloc. The out going AU Chair - President Cyril Ramaphosa has commended Africa for making history, while the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations Amina Mohammed says the Free Trade Area presents enormous possibilities for a more resilient and prosperous Africa.