The History of Lynchings in America

The History Of Mary McLeod Bethune and the Florida Movement

In 1919, shortly after the ending of world war 1. A group of Black Floridians in Jacksonville established these educational meetings for Black Floridians. These meetings centered on voting and the importance of voting. In the 19th and throughout the 20th century, much of the south had a one-party rule. Southern Democrats had control and, this made it harder for Black Americans' lives regarding economic stability, education, health care and protection from violence like lynchings. And so this group in Jacksonville was like enough is, we are going to participate in the voting process whether they like it or not. And this is what starts the voter registration movement or what historian Paul Ortiz, who wrote a book about this movement, calls The Florida Movement. A campaign made up of Black Floridians and white republicans (the parties were different back then) to register as many Black Floridians as possible. This is the story of the Florida movement and Mary McLeod Bethune's pivotal role in the movement.  To read the transcript of the show, click here The History Of Mary McLeod Bethune and The Florida Movement  [file:///Users/khawlanakua/Downloads/The%20History%20Of%20Mary%20McLeod%20Bethune%20and%20the%20Florida%20Movement%20.pdf]

The History of the South, Substituting lynching with the death penalty

In the 1930s, southerners started to get unconfrontable with lynchings and were getting bad press for not doing anything to stop lynchings. And that is when they did something dramatic. They substituted lynchings for the death penalty. The death penalty became a way to avoid lynchings. On this episode, I tell the story of how the south in the 1930s substituted lynchings for the death penalty.

The History of Black Women Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Ida B. Wells Part 2

Ida B. Wells was at the height of her career. She was a well-established journalist, she had her own newspaper and she was respected by many journalists both black and white. But when three really good friends of hers were lynched, Ida decided to report on lynchings. Due to her reporting, she became a primary target for white supremacists.  Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or any other podcast app of your choice. If you like the podcast, leave us a review and rate us on iTunes. Follow us:  Twitter: @TheHistoryOf4 Instagram: @thehistory.radio  Check out the NYTimes Obituary project of women and people of color called Overlooked [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/obituaries/overlooked.html] and check out The Daily [https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-daily] podcast.

The History of Black Women Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Ida B. Wells

This is the second episode of our four-part mini-series. This episode we tell the tale of Ida B. Wells's. From her happy childhood to being the sole breadwinner to the discrimination that she faced on a train which lead her to journalism and to the start of her crusade to end lynchings.     Follow us:  Twitter: @TheHistoryOf4  Instagram: @thehistoryof.radio  Facebook: The History Of...

The History of Lynchings in America

WARNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS EXTREME VIOLENCE In the first episode of our four-part mini-series, We tell the story of the early days of lynchings.  Follow us on: Twitter: @TheHistoryOf4 Instagram: @thehistoryof.radio Facebook: The History Of   To read the script of this episode: The History of Lynchings in America Script [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jRUH9msyLyHReKOSJ5IICYPSPwyndBFwP0TCQFr987s/edit?usp=sharing] Resources that we used for this episode:  The Press and Lynchings of African Americans [https://www.jstor.org/stable/2645940?socuuid=cc385f98-a329-45f9-930f-6999e5b87876&socplat=email] Equal Justice Initiative, Lynching in America: Confronting the Legacy of Racial Terror [https://lynchinginamerica.eji.org/]