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This video is an explanation of the death Emmett Till Emmett Louis Till, was a 14-year-old African American who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955, after being accused of offending a white woman in her family's grocery store. The brutality of his murder and the fact that his killers were…

This video is an explanation of the death Emmett Till and the fight for justice for Mamie Till Mobley Mamie Elizabeth Till-Mobley was an American educator who was forced in to life as an activist, after her son Emmett Till was murdered in Mississippi on August 28, 1955. #blackhistory #history…

An Explanation of the life of Jim Beckwourth James Pierson Beckwourth was an American mountain man, fur trader, and explorer. Audio Onemichistory.com Please support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=25697914 Buy me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Countryboi2m https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Beckwourth https://www.legendsofamerica.com/james-beckwourth/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jim-Beckwourth https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/james-beckwourth-is-born https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-11-04/the-harder-they-fall-netflix-real-people

Lloyd Lionel Gaines was the plaintiff in Gaines v. Canada, one of the most important early court cases in the 20th-century U.S. civil rights movement, later he would go missing never to be seen again.

Crawford Goldsby was a 19th-century American outlaw, known by the alias Cherokee Bill.

This is an explanation of the sociological study of African Americans by W.E.B Du Bois. The Philadelphia Negro is a sociological study of African Americans in Philadelphia written by W. E. B. Du Bois. Commissioned by the University of Pennsylvania and published in 1899 with the intent of identifying social…

An explanation of the Life of Bass Reeves In the Netflix movie, The Harder They Fall, The Nat love gang finds an unlikely ally in the U.S. deputy marshal Bass Reeves who is played by Delroy Lindo, who helps him hunt down Rufus Buck. The real Bass Reeves very similar…

Quick explanation of the Gaines v Canada Case and the missing Lloyd Gaines. December 12th, 1938, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states providing a school to white students must provide in-state education to African Americans as well. The decision came after the Law School at the University of Missouri…

An explanation of the life of Cathay Williams Cathey "Cuffee" Williams is played by Danielle Deadwyler, Cathay Williams was an African-American woman who enlisted in the United States Army under the pseudonym William Cathay. She was the first Black woman to enlist in the united states army although as a…

This video is an explanation of the life of Cherokee Bill Cherokee Bill portrayed in the film by Lakeith Stanfield, did not run in Rufus Buck’s gang as he did in The Harder They Fall, Although, he was a feared criminal in his own right. He was born Crawford Goldsby…

An Explanation of the Real Historical figures from "The Harder They Fall" The Netflix movie “The Harder They Fall”. The movie assembles cast black actors to play legendary Black western figures from across time to tell a fictional story about two rival groups, the Nat Love gang and the Rufus…

An Explanation of the life of Bill Pickett Bill Pickett was one of the first great rodeo cowboys. he was also a Wild West show performer and actor and is credited with inventing the sport of bulldogging. In 1989, Pickett was inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. #blackhistory…

The Netflix movie “The Harder They Fall”. The movie assembles cast black actors to play legendary Black western figures from across time to tell a fictional story about two rival groups, the Nat Love gang and the Rufus Buck gang. While the Harder They Fall is a fictional story that…

An Explanation of the life of Nat Love In the Netflix Movie "The Harder They Fall", One of the Major Characters in The Harder they fall is Nat Love, played by Jonathan Majors. Majors’ Nate Love engages seeks revenge on a man who killed his parents. The real life Nat…

An explanation of the life of Stagecoach Mary. In the Netflix Movie "The Harder They Fall" Stagecoach Mary is played Zazie Beetz, Her Stagecoach Fields is Nat Love’s romantic interest, she owns a saloon and is a burlesque performer. The real life Mary Fields was darker skinned and at least…

This video is a explanation of the life of Rufus Buck and the Rufus Buck gang. In the Netflix Movie "The Harder They Fall", Idris Elba’s Rufus Buck in the movie walks a path very similar to the real Rufus Buck: Rufus Buck in the movie is a lifelong criminal…

Henry Johnson while on watch in the Argonne Forest in France on May 14, 1918, he fought off a German raid, killing multiple German soldiers and rescuing a fellow soldier Private Needham Roberts while experiencing 21 wounds himself. Audio Onemichistory.com Please support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=25697914 Buy me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Countryboi2m…

An explanation of the life and legend of Henry "Black Death" Johnson Henry Johnson while on watch in the Argonne Forest in France on May 14, 1918, he fought off a German raid, killing multiple German soldiers and rescuing a fellow soldier Private Needham Roberts while experiencing 21 wounds himself.…

In 1951, a Black woman named Henrietta Lacks was diagnosed with terminal cervical cancer. While she was being treated at Johns Hopkins University, a doctor named George Gey removed cells from her cervix without her permission and later discovered that Henrietta's cells could not only be kept alive, but would…

An explanation of the life of Henrietta Lacks and why her HeLa cells are so important. In 1951, a Black woman named Henrietta Lacks was diagnosed with terminal cervical cancer. While she was being treated at Johns Hopkins University, a doctor named George Gey removed cells from her cervix without…

Black Eden was the Town of Idlewild, Michigan, from 1912 through the mid-1960s. Idlewild had an active year-round community and was visited by black entertainers and musicians from all over the country. At its peak, it was one of the most popular resorts in the Midwest and as many as…

This video is a explanation of the resort town of the Idlewild Michigan. Black Eden was the Town of Idlewild, Michigan, from 1912 through the mid-1960s. Idlewild had an active year-round community and was visited by black entertainers and musicians from all over the country. At its peak, it was…

An explanation the life and death of Fred Hampton. Hampton was a young, gifted leader with a talent for organizing people who would rise to become the chairman of the Black Panther Party’s Illinois chapter before being assassinated by the federal government. Audio Onemichistory.com Please support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=25697914 Buy…

An explanation the life of Fred Hampton and why he was hunted by the FBI. Hampton was a young, gifted leader with a talent for organizing people who would rise to become the chairman of the Black Panther Party’s Illinois chapter but on December 4th, 1969, Fred Hampton was murdered…