U.S. Government

Eugenics

The Eugenics Movement, the basis of White Supremacy

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Native American removal

Native American removal by the U.S. Government in the 1800s (and how it was “justified”)

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Thomas Jefferson owned slaves

Thomas Jefferson OWNED slaves…while writing “All men are created equal”

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JFK Dr King 1960

How John F. Kennedy became president strictly because of the Black vote (1960)

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Fannie Lou Hamer

How the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party started (includes Fannie Lou Hamer’s famous speech)

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Harold Washington mayor

This is how the first Black Chicago mayor, Harold Washington, got elected

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Carl Stokes First Black Mayor

This is how the First Black Mayor in a Major City got elected

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FBI Informant Fred Hampton

How much did an FBI informant get paid for “valuable” info to get Fred Hampton?

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Two Societies Report

The Infamous 1968 “Two Societies Report” that Lyndon Johnson didn’t present to congress

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Lyndon B Johnson civil rights bill passed

Here’s how Lyndon B. Johnson got the Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed through the Senate

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Black man white man same father

This Black man & White man share the same grandfather

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How COINTELPRO got discovered

Here’s the story on how COINTELPRO got discovered (1971)

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Resurrection City

The story about Resurrection City, which took place right after Dr. King’s assassination (1968)

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Freedmens Bank tragedy

The Freedman’s Bank: The story one of the worst robberies in American history

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Fred Hampton police lied

This is how Fred Hampton’s assassination got solved

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