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May 4, 2021

The early life of Billie Holiday #shorts #onemichistory

S2E19 The Tragic life of Billie Holiday, Check out the episode link below Born Eleanora Fagan or Elinore Harris on April 7, 1915, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Holiday's early years are mostly rumors because of her ghost written autobiography "Lady Sings the Blues" but it would be honest to say that…

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May 3, 2021

The Tragic Life of Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday, one of the most famous of jazz singers of all time and was a superstar of her day. She first rose to prominence in the 1930’s with a unique style along with her emotional intensity, innovative techniques and touching songs reinvented the conventions of modern singing and performance…

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May 2, 2021

The TRAGIC True Story of Billie Holiday #onemichistory

An explaination of the True life of Billie Holiday Billie Holiday, one of the most famous of jazz singers of all time and was a superstar of her day. She first rose to prominence in the 1930’s with a unique style along with her emotional intensity, innovative techniques and touching…

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March 30, 2021

How lynching were used to control African Americans #onemichistory #shorts

Southern lynching's became a tool of racial control Audio: Onemichistory.com

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March 27, 2021

How did lynching's get their name? #onemichistory #shorts

How did lynching get their name and come synonymous with hangings? Audio: Onemichistory.com

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March 24, 2021

The OLDEST Baseball Player Ever (The Satchel Paige Story) #onemichistory

A documentary on the amazing life of Satchel Paige, .Satchel Paige was a Negro League baseball pitcher who became a legendary player during his many years in the Negro leagues; he finally was allowed to enter the major leagues in 1948 after the unwritten rule against black players was abolished.…

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March 17, 2021

America's DISTURBING Legacy of Lynching (The History of Lynching) #onemichistory

How did the practice of lynching start in America? This is an explanation of the history of Lynching in America. Lynching's was a action used to control and terrorize black community into submission, and into an inferior racial caste position. They became widely practiced in the US south from roughly…

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Feb. 23, 2021

How Black History Month was created #shorts #onemichistory

Black history month was the idea for Carter G Woodson on Feb. 26 1926

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Feb. 22, 2021

The AMAZING Inventions of Percy Lavon Julian #onemichistory

This video will explanation the amazing life of Black Chemist Percy Lavon Julian. Percy Julian was a pioneering chemist who with only a 10th grade education went on to earn his Ph.D. His research into chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs was used to treat glaucoma and arthritis, although his race…

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Feb. 22, 2021

Pioneering Genius: The Life of Percy Levon Julian

This is a special collaboration with the Petri Dish Podcast, You can learn more about the scientific achievements of this pioneering chemist at the link below. Petri Dish Podcast: https://pod.link/1476940551 Percy Julian was a pioneering chemist who with only a 10th grade education went on to earn his Ph.D. His…

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Feb. 10, 2021

WHY is Black History Month is in February #onemichistory

An explanation of the history of Negro history week and how it became Black history month. Black History Month is an annual celebration of the study and achievements of African Americans and a time when they weren't being recognized their central role in U.S. history. It was the predecessor to…

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Feb. 8, 2021

The Origins of Black History Month

Black History Month is an annual celebration of the study and achievements of African Americans and a time when they weren't being recognized their central role in U.S. history. It was the predecessor to “Negro History Week,” which was the brainchild of the black historian Carter G. Woodson in 1915,…

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Feb. 3, 2021

The Tuskegee Experiment

The Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male, was an unethical natural history study conducted between 1932 and 1972 by the United States Public Health Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Audio Onemichistory.com Please support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=25697914 Buy me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Countryboi2m Sources: Bad…

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Jan. 26, 2021

How Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers

Branch Rickey looked for ways to integrate the Brooklyn Dodger but it’s had to be done in secret.

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Jan. 25, 2021

The Negro League: Part 4 - Major League Integration

The last episode in the 4 part series about the Negro Leagues, I discuss the peak of the Negro National League during World War 2 then the decline of the Negro Leagues after Jackie Robinson historic signing by the Brooklyn Dodgers leading to Major League Integration. Audio Onemichistory.com Please support…

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Jan. 24, 2021

The Government EXPERIMENTED on 400 African Americans (Tuskegee Syphilis Study) #onemichistory

This video explains the horrible treatment of 400 African American men during the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment. The Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male, was an unethical natural history study that spanned 40 years conducted by the United States Public Health Service and the Centers for Disease Control…

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Jan. 23, 2021

Baseball Integration (The Negro Leagues) Prt. 4 #onemichistory

This video is the last part in my series on the negro leagues and focuses on Baseball Integration and demise of the Negro league. In 1945, the Jim Crow policies of baseball changed forever when Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson, was in the Negro League playing for the Kansas City…

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Jan. 19, 2021

The DISTURBING History of Black Women's Voting Rights #onemichistory

An explanation the fight for Voting rights for American Americans and how suffrage movement left Black women behind. The Suffrage movement for African Americans and Women had their roots in the abolitionist movement but in the 70 years between the Seneca Falls Women's rights convention and the ratification of the…

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Jan. 18, 2021

The History of the Negro Leagues : Part 3 (The LEGEND of Satchel Paige) #onemichistory

An explanation of the explosion of the Negro Leagues and icons like Josh Gibson and Satchel Paige. Just as Negro league baseball seemed to be at its lowest point and was about to fade into history, along came owners Cumberland Posey, Gus Greenlee and Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson because two…

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Jan. 18, 2021

The Negro League: Part 2 (The AGE of Rube Foster) #onemichistory

An explanation of the start of the Negro Leagues and legend of Rube Foster. Rube Foster was an amazing pitcher but his role with the game was more than being a player he was the vision behind the first Negro League and ushered in the golden age of Black Baseball.…

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Jan. 12, 2021

The Black Babe Ruth - The life of Josh Gibson #shorts

Joshua Gibson was an Negro League baseball catcher. Baseball historians consider Gibson to be among the very best power hitters and catchers in baseball history. In 1972, he became the second Negro league player to be inducted in the National Baseball Hall of Fame

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Jan. 10, 2021

The Life of Josh Gibson

Joshua Gibson was a Negro League catcher and one of the greatest home run hitters in the game’s history. Known as “the black Babe Ruth,” Gibson is considered to be one of the greatest player who never played in the major leagues. Audio: Onemichistory.com Please support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=25697914 Buy…

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Jan. 9, 2021

The SOUL of Black Folks? (The life of W.E.B Du Bois) #onemichistory

This is an explanation of the life and legacy of W.E.B Du Bois. Du Bois spent 70 years of his life advocating for the advancement of African Americans. while he had philosophical disagreements with other African-American leaders and his ideas on how to advance African Americans would change drastically over…

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Jan. 9, 2021

WHO is the Black Babe Ruth? (The Life of Josh Gibson) #onemichistory

An explanation about the amazing and too short life of Josh Gibson also known as The Black Babe Ruth Joshua Gibson born December 21, 1911 was a Negro League catcher and one of the greatest home run hitters in the game’s history. Known as “the black Babe Ruth,” Gibson is…

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