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Imagine being Black in the 1700s and becoming a self-taught surveyor who played a pivotal role in planning the layout of our nation's capitol and inventing a clock in 1753. In 1791 alone, Benjamin Banneker completed the survey of Washington, DC, published his first almanac and confronted one of the nation's founders, Thomas Jefferson, about his doctrine of Black inferiority. Charles A. Cerami, former editor of the Kiplinger Washington Publications...
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In this edition of Tony Brown's Journal, Tony Brown talks with Martha Reeves about her memories of Motown, and her role in it. With signature songs like 'Dancing in the Street, ' 'Jimmy Mack' and 'Heat Wave, ' Martha Reeves was one of Motown's singing icons at the peak of her career. Reeves talks about how her life and her music have changed over the decades, and her influence on the world's aspiring performers.
10) Inside the Klan
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A quintessential picture of bigotry. Tony Brown interviews Stetson Kennedy who successfully infiltrated and exposed the Ku Klux Klan in his books on this terrorist movement in the United States.
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Before Hollywood discovered the diverse talents of black actors and directors, African-American audiences were flocking to theaters to see low-budget, black-produced films called "race" movies. This program from Tony Brown's Journal looks at these rare and mostly-forgotten films that were a testament to a small group of black pioneers and a piece of Americana
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The second installation of modern New England journalists who exposed the North's hidden history as a slave region. They also address king cotton and the legal and illegal slave trade. Journalist and co-author of "Complicity : How the North Promoted, Prolonged, and Profited from Slavery," Jenifer Frank examines how the North profited from slavery - but blamed the South.
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Was the first colony to give legal recognition to the institution of slavery a northern or southern state? The answer to that question is one of many surprising facts about the history of slavery in America. Journalist Anne Farrow, co-author of "Complicity : How the North Promoted, Prolonged, and Profited from Slavery," exposes the role of the North in the growth of slavery in America.
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As the creator of Kwanzaa, Dr. Maulana Karenga has had a profound impact on the African-American culture as well as the evolution of Black Studies. He is a celebrated author, educator and founder of several Black nationalist organizations and a key figure in the shaping of Black thought. Who better than to ask the question: What is the direction of this evolution?
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A character named Stepin Fetchit may have opened the Hollywood door for other black actors. But many wished that he had stepped on rather than with Hollywood's stereo typical Uncle Tom image. The lazy, shiftless cowardly Stepin Fetchit played by Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry, could be depended on in late 20's and the early 30's to turn white in a graveyard scene or to literally sleep through a romantic scene. However, behind this "shiftless...
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This four-part version of the 90-minute documentary is about the secret history of race movies. Between 1910 and 1950, over 150 independent film companies were organized for the specific purpose of producing Black-cast films. Of the 400 Black-produced films that were made, Oscar Micheaux produced 10 percent of them.