Ida B. Wells: Crash Course Black American History #20
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Date: 2022-04-04
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Wilhelmina
I watched this because I knew some of her writing, and even though the host tried to stay neutral this somehow hit harder.
I'm white and under 50, but I was fortune enough to have a college professor who didn't balk in the face of criticism even in Atlanta. And I recommend anyone with any critical thinking skills read her work. She isn't perfect just like any person is a product of her time but I think she is amazing. More so than many Americans American writers around her time.
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I watched this because I knew some of her writing, and even though the host tried to stay neutral this somehow hit harder.
I'm white and under 50, but I was fortune enough to have a college professor who didn't balk in the face of criticism even in Atlanta. And I recommend anyone with any critical thinking skills read her work. She isn't perfect just like any person is a product of her time but I think she is amazing. More so than many Americans American writers around her time.
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Jay
Thank you for making such a detailed and accessible resource.
It is much easier to know where we're going when we know where we've been; though I'm not American, the US continues to have a huge influence on the world.
I can't imagine it's always easy to present something so deeply unfair in your own culture. I'm still distrustful of the way British intervention has caused the region of many of my ancestors - India - to be at such great odds with itself.
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Thank you for making such a detailed and accessible resource.
It is much easier to know where we're going when we know where we've been; though I'm not American, the US continues to have a huge influence on the world.
I can't imagine it's always easy to present something so deeply unfair in your own culture. I'm still distrustful of the way British intervention has caused the region of many of my ancestors - India - to be at such great odds with itself.
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Robert
Question, why did she skip Ted Roosevelt? He was certainly more amendable to civil rights for African Americans than McKinley or Wilson (granted, not exactly a high bar, but his meeting with Booker T. Washington was largely unproductive. Am I wrong about something or missing information?
In any matter, thank you for the program and keep on keepin on.
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Question, why did she skip Ted Roosevelt? He was certainly more amendable to civil rights for African Americans than McKinley or Wilson (granted, not exactly a high bar, but his meeting with Booker T. Washington was largely unproductive. Am I wrong about something or missing information?
In any matter, thank you for the program and keep on keepin on.
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EatenByAGrue
I like the spotlight episodes. It gives some faces and stories to what is sometimes presented as a list of facts and dates. The facts and dates are important, don't get me wrong, but it's good to hear about the people who tried to make a difference also.
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I like the spotlight episodes. It gives some faces and stories to what is sometimes presented as a list of facts and dates. The facts and dates are important, don't get me wrong, but it's good to hear about the people who tried to make a difference also.
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TS175
You forgot to mention the racial discrimination she endured in the suffrage movement from white supremacist women. just like racial discrimination, black people are still enduring today from the white supremacist-centered feminist and lgbtqia+++ movements.
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You forgot to mention the racial discrimination she endured in the suffrage movement from white supremacist women. just like racial discrimination, black people are still enduring today from the white supremacist-centered feminist and lgbtqia+++ movements.
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CelesteofOz
as an Australian I know very little about any US history. but now I know why Buddy Guy sings so passionately about Miss Ida B. I had wondered who she was!
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as an Australian I know very little about any US history. but now I know why Buddy Guy sings so passionately about Miss Ida B. I had wondered who she was!
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Stax
A well done episode as always. Clint really captures the gravity of such horrible acts, it is sad to know how recent this is in human history.
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A well done episode as always. Clint really captures the gravity of such horrible acts, it is sad to know how recent this is in human history.
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Igmu
To give a timestamp, the Emancipation Proclamation was issued by 16th president Abraham Lincoln when she was only 6 months old in 1863.
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To give a timestamp, the Emancipation Proclamation was issued by 16th president Abraham Lincoln when she was only 6 months old in 1863.
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education
Ida B. Wells is a queen! I clicked because I recognized the name but couldn't remember. I wrote about her in my BLM project!
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Ida B. Wells is a queen! I clicked because I recognized the name but couldn't remember. I wrote about her in my BLM project!
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Sarah
It's amazing how one woman was able to do so much back then, her bravery and determination is admirable and an inspiration.
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It's amazing how one woman was able to do so much back then, her bravery and determination is admirable and an inspiration.
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