Name: Crash Course: Black American History
Uploaded: 2022
Description: Clint Smith will teach you about the experience of Black people in America

Clint Smith will teach you about the experience of Black people in America

Today we're learning about the Transatlantic Slave Trade, which brought millions of captive Africans to the Americas between the 16th and 19th centuries, with the largest number of people trafficked between 1700 and 1808.

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The Transatlantic Slave Trade: Crash Course Black American History #1

In the 17th century, as the British colonies in the Americas were getting established in places like Jamestown, VA, the system of chattel slavery was also developing.

Slavery in the American Colonies: Crash Course Black American History #2

The legal system can seem like a complicated tangle of arcane rules and loopholes, and it can sometimes seem like it is designed to confuse. But it is possible, with the right application, for the legal system to rectify injustices.

Elizabeth Key: Crash Course Black American History #3

Slave codes were a method of protecting the investment of white enslavers in the Colonies by restricting the lives of enslaved people in almost every imaginable way. The codes restricted enslaved people?s ability to move around, or engage in commerce that could make them financially independent.

Slave Codes: Crash Course Black American History #4

In 1688, in Pennsylvania, a group of four men created the Germantown Petition, which made the case that slavery was immoral and that it was inconsistent with Christian beliefs in general, and Quaker beliefs specifically.

The Germantown Petition Against Slavery: Crash Course Black American History #5

Today, we'll learn about the Stono Rebellion, which was an uprising led by enslaved people in South Carolina in 1784. We'll also talk about ways that enslaved people resisted in general and methods like enforced illiteracy used by those who sought to keep people in bondage.

The Stono Rebellion: Crash Course Black American History #6

Today we're learning about a teenager who attained literacy and wrote poems that reached a large slice of the population and helped changed the ways that white Colonists thought about Black people.

Phillis Wheatley: Crash Course Black American History #7

When we talk about the American Revolution the discussion often involves lofty ideals like liberty, freedom, and justice. The Declaration of Independence even opens with the idea that "all men are created equal." But it turns out, that the war wasn't being fought on behalf of "all men."

The American Revolution: Crash Course Black American History #8

Today we'll learn about the 3/5 Clause and the Fugitive Slave Clause, which entrenched the institution of slavery in the fundamental law of the new United States.

The US Constitution, 3/5, and the Slave Trade Clause: Crash Course Black American History #9

Today we'll learn about how Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Law of 1793 to enforce that clause, how enslavers throughout the country used that rule, and the long-term effects of this law.

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1793: Crash Course Black American History #10

Slavery was inherently cruel and unjust, and it was cruel and unjust to different people in different ways. Today, Clint Smith teaches you about the experience of enslaved women, and how their experience of slavery was different than men's.

Women's Experience Under Slavery: Crash Course Black American History #11

Uprisings of enslaved people in the United States were not uncommon, and they had a big influence on how the institution of slavery evolved. One uprising that gets less attention, historically, is the German Coast Uprising that took place in Louisiana in 1811.

The Louisiana Rebellion of 1811: Crash Course Black American History #12

Today we'll learn about the growth of the cotton industry, who benefitted from it, and who was left out.

The Rise of Cotton: Crash Course Black American History #13

Clint Smith teaches you about Maria Stewart, a Black woman who lived in the 19th century and was a pioneering abolitionist, writer, and orator.

Maria Stewart: Crash Course Black American History #14

Today we'll talk about the origins of the Underground Railroad, the systems that helped people escape, and the people who helped along the route.

The Underground Railroad: Crash Course Black American History #15

In this video, we'll learn about the US Supreme Court decision in Scott vs Sanford, handed down in 1857. The case ultimately rejected the idea that Black people could be citizens of the United States, and this helped entrench the institution of slavery.

The Dred Scott Decision: Crash Course Black American History #16

Clint Smith teaches you about one of the most famous writers, orators, and advocates of the 19th century, Frederick Douglass. Douglass was born in slavery, escaped to the North, and became one of the most influential people of his time.

Frederick Douglass: Crash Course Black American History #17

Today, we'll learn about how Black people fought and participated in the war, the Emancipation Proclamation, and lots more.

Black Americans in the Civil War: Crash Course Black American History #18

Today we'll learn about the Reconstruction amendments, the Freedman's Bureau, and the election of 1876, among other things.

Reconstruction: Crash Course Black American History #19

In this video, we'll learn about the life story of journalist, orator, teacher, suffragette, and anti-lynching activist Ida B. Wells-Barnett. Ida B. Wells made her name writing and speaking and working to improve the lives of Black Americans.

Ida B. Wells: Crash Course Black American History #20

One of the most consequential Supreme Court decisions was the 1896 case of Plessy v Ferguson, which set the precedent that segregating people by race was acceptable. This meant that every public accommodation had the right to refuse to serve Black Americans.

Plessy v Ferguson and Segregation: Crash Course Black American History #21

As the 19th century gave way to the 20th, Black Americans were searching for ways to think about how they would fit into a post-slavery society. There were several competing schools of thought. Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois were essential to some of the most prominent ideas in this arena.

Booker T. Washington and W.E.B DuBois: Crash Course Black American History #22

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Black American Women were struggling with both racism and misogyny as they fought for their rights. Black Women formed clubs and organized to make sure civil and political rights were extended to ALL Black people, not just Black men.

The Black Women's Club Movement: Crash Course Black American History #23

In 1910, 90% of Black Americans lived in the South. By 1940, around 1.5 million Black Americans had left their homes, and 77% lived in the South. By 1970, 52% of Black Americans remained in the South. People moved away for many reasons, including increased opportunity in the more industrial North.

The Great Migration: Crash Course Black American History #24

During the Red Summer of 1919 violence against Black people broke out across the United States. Black people and neighborhoods were attacked in Washington DC, Chicago, Tulsa, and many other cities and towns across the country.

The Red Summer of 1919: Crash Course Black American History #25

The Harlem Renaissance was one of the richest, most vibrant, and most culturally generative artistic periods in American history and the work that emerged from that period continues to shape the landscape of American arts and letters today.

Arts and Letters of the Harlem Renaissance: Crash Course Black American History #26

When we think about the Harlem Renaissance, the arts come immediately to mind. But new political theories were also blossoming during this time. We've talked about Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois, but today we'll get into some other thinkers with different ideas about civil rights.

Political Thought in the Harlem Renaissance: Crash Course Black American History #27

Today we'll talk about the Great Depression, which lasted from 1929 until the US entered World War II. This depression profoundly changed the US economy, and we'll focus on how the depression impacted Black Americans.

The Great Depression: Crash Course Black American History #28

Today we're learning about the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, a shameful example of racism in American medicine, and a tragedy that still impacts how many Black Americans think about healthcare today.

The Tuskegee Experiment: Crash Course Black American History #29

The Harlem Renaissance produced many remarkable artists, writers, and thinkers. Today we'll talk about one of the most interesting minds of the time, Zora Neale Hurston.

Zora Neale Hurston: Crash Course Black American History #30

Black Americans have long fought in America's wars, very often fighting for a country that doesn't always fight for them. Today we'll learn about the experience of Black Americans in World War II.

World War II: Black American History #31

Today we'll learn about Randolph, Bayard Rustin, the march they planned, and the movement it inspired. We'll also talk about how the dream of the 1941 march was ultimately deferred for more than 20 years.

Randolph, Rustin, and the Origins of the March on Washington: Crash Course Black American History 32

In 1955, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that public schools should be racially integrated. Beginning in the 1930s, the NAACP's legal defense fund pursued a strategy of bringing cases to court that would expand the civil rights of Black Americans.

School Segregation and Brown v Board: Crash Course Black American History #33

In 1955, a 14-year-old boy named Emmett Till was brutally murdered in Money, Mississippi. The white men who murdered him killed him for being Black.

Emmett Till: Crash Course Black American History #34

For 381 days in 1955 and 1956, the Black citizens of Montgomery, Alabama boycotted the city bus system. Black riders had been mistreated on public transit all over the country for decades, and the national coverage of the Montgomery Bus Boycott intensified the public conversation about Civil Rights.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott: Crash Course Black American History #35

Today we're going to learn about perhaps the best-known leader in the Civil Rights Era, Martin Luther King, Jr. From his rise to notoriety during the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955, and the March on Washington in 1963, Dr. King is very broadly known.

Martin Luther King, Jr: Crash Course Black American History #36

A wide range of Americans contributed to the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s. Students and young people were a prominent group of activists within the movement.

Student Civil Rights Activism: Crash Course Black American History #37

Today, we'll learn about Malcolm X's origins, his work with the Nation of Islam, his break from that organization, and his eventual assassination.

Malcolm X and the Rise of Black Power: Crash Course Black American History #38

Today, we'll learn about the Black Panthers. They were a relatively small, relatively short-lived political party that had an outsized impact on US history.

The Black Panther Party: Crash Course Black American History #39

Today, we'll learn about how women contributed to several organizations, including the Black Panthers. We'll also explore how the Black Arts Movement served as a way for women to empower Black People through creative output.

Women and the Black Power Movement: Crash Course Black American History #40

Today we’re learning about Marsha P. Johnson and the Stonewall rebellion. Serving as a pivotal moment in the modern Gay Rights Movement, Stonewall began on June 28th, 1969, and lasted six days in New York City’s Greenwich Village.

Marsha P Johnson and the Stonewall Rebellion: Crash Course Black American History #41

Today we'll talk about the history of the War on Drugs, what it was trying to accomplish, and how it contributed to the US as a carceral state and the nation that imprisons more of its population than any country in the world.

Today we'll talk about the history of the War on Drugs.

War on Drugs: Crash Course Black American History #42

Today we'll learn about the life of Shirley Chisholm, her career, and her legacy.

Shirley Chisolm: Crash Course Black American History #43

Today, Clint Smith is teaching you about the Civil Rights activist and Icon, Reverend Jesse Jackson. Jackson has worked for decades for the cause of Civil Rights and his long career has served as a bridge from the work of the 1960s to the movement for Black lives today.

Jesse Jackson: Crash Course Black American History #44

In this episode of Black American History, Clint Smith teaches you about the complicated history of racial tension in South Central Los Angeles.

LA Uprisings: Crash Course Black American History #45

Today, Clint will teach you about the Supreme Court confirmation hearing of Clarence Thomas. During the screening process, Anita Hill came forward alleging that Thomas had sexually harassed her when the two of them worked together at the Department of Education.

Anita Hill and Clarence Thomas: Crash Course Black American History #46

Today, Clint Smith will teach you about rap & hip hop, and the cultural significance of artists including Public Enemy, Wu-Tang Clan, Notorious B.I.G., Tupac, N.W.A., Queen Latifah, and Missy Elliot. And he just might break dance while doing it.

Rap and Hip Hop: Crash Course Black American History #47

Today, Clint Smith will teach you about the legendary writer Toni Morrison. Morrison is best known for her novels which chronicle the experiences of Black Americans throughout history. She was the first Black American Woman to win a Nobel Prize for Literature.

Toni Morrison: Crash Course Black American History #48

In which Clint Smith details his experience as a teenager in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina made landfall in 2005. The widespread devastation of Hurricane Katrina was a result of faulty levees and a fumbled response by FEMA, and it hit Black residents the hardest.

Hurricane Katrina: Crash Course Black American History #49

Barack Obama was the first Black man elected President in the United States in 2008. In this episode, Clint Smith will explore the early life, political career, presidential campaign, and legislative milestones of Barack Obama.

Barack Obama: Crash Course Black American History #50

In the final episode of Crash Course Black American History, Clint Smith teaches you about the Black Lives Matter movement. We'll discuss some of the major events that contributed to the rise of BLM, including the deaths of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and George Floyd.