The Dora Franklin finley africanamerican heritage trail reveals 40 historical markers, from the former location of a slave market through the civil rights era. Previously, tour guide eric finley took us from the slave market to africa town founded by captives of the slave ship cl i clotilda. With mr. Finley describing how africanamericans established businesses on the north side of town. This is the first africanamerican mothrtuary in e state of alabama. They originally opened in the 1880s, and they built this building in the 1900s. The real story is mrs. Allen. She started a private school directly behind us in the 1880s, it was called Josephine Allen institute. Again in the 1800s, before the emancipation proclamation, it was against the law for africanamericans to be educated. After the emancipation proclamation schools started opening everywhere. She opened one to educate young africanamericans. This family actually came to mobile from virginia. They were somewhat elite, they had a
Something so dear and so precious that he would die for it then he doesnt have much to live for. We have seen the revolution began in many ways and through the course of this following has many tributaries. We are concerned with its effects, which we said are not uniform. One of the difficult fights but one in which the negro has scored impressive gains is in shattering what reverend Martin Luther king has called the appalling apathy of the good people. Birmingham helped shatter some of that. A fellow board member of the National Council of churches was told some time or other we are all going to have to stand and be on the receiving end of a fire hose. Leaders of all three faiths decided they must do something not just Say Something and many clergymen were stepping from behind their pulpits and joining the ranks of pick ets. Until then Church Action limited to a few fronts. Among them new orleans. It was three years ago grade School Desegregation came. It happened in new orleans. The
Every saturday, at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. Lectures in history is also available as a podcast. Find it where you listen to podcasts. Each week, American History tvs american artifacts explores the history of the United States through objects. Up next, we visit capitol hill to talk to house historian and curator about the history of africanamericans in congress and see a selection of artifacts from the collection. The story of how africanamericans come to congress is not one that a lot of people are familiar with. We had 22 africanamericans serve between 1870 and 1901. 20 in the house, two in the senate. Its largely a house story. And it has to do with the role of congress during the civil war and in the decade after. During the civil war, there were a group of radicals in congress, radicals because they believed in the equality of africanamericans and wanted to create a society in the south after the war that was a multiracial society. These were radicals in the house like Thaddeus Stevens
Tvs american artifacts we visit the Cannon House Office building to see artifacts that tell the story of africanamericans in congress in the 20th century. Im farar elliott. And im matt waz knsniewski. We wanted to talk about africanamerican representation in the 20th century. We have a lot of artifacts from the house collection that have to do with that and a lot of history to cover. And the last africanamerican to be elected in the 19th century leaves in 1901, george white of north carolina. And then its a long time before another africanamerican comes into the house. And that is Oscar Depriest from illinois. And we have a couple of really rare artifacts from Oscar Depriest from the 1920s and 30s. But before i launch into them, because i love them so much, matt, tell us a little bit about Oscar Depriest and how he got into congress. So, theres a long period, almost three decades, after George Henry White leaves congress where theres no africanamericans who serve in either the house or
Crow era. Of african andr African American studies at Washington University in st. Louis. The world war i memorial hosted this event and provided the video. Is my pleasure and honor to introduce dr. Geoff ward. Geoffs Research Examines racial of social control including dynamics of racial violence, conflict and inequality. He looks at areas of race and youth justice and social movement, labor and policy racial to advance justice. His work appears in numerous journals and anthologies and has been supported by the national foundation, the National Institute of justice, the ford mellonion and the foundation. He is the author of the black democracyrs, racial and juvenile justice, an Award Winning book on the rise, fall haunting remnants of jim crow juvenile justice. His current projects examine historical racial violence, its reckonings today. He is also a curator. You might have a chance to see encouragend i would you all to do so, catch the train, go to the other side of to another art m