Rare History

How a student-led takeover at Howard University helped created courses in African-American studies

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Bloody Summer of 1919 (Will Brown Riot)

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The story about the 1919 Elaine massacre (one of the worst racial shootings in US history)

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When 2 greats, Muhammad Ali and Dr. King, came together despite their differences (1967)

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First white man to be convicted of killing blacks

The story of the first White man in the 1900s to be indicted for murdering Blacks

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Inside story on how the 1967 Detroit Riots started

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr once tried to help fix Chicago’s housing issues

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How the 1994 Crime Bill happened (Superpredator Scare)

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Did you know: Tiger Woods first caddie was a Black man

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The “Soul-Searching Question” Diane Nash asked the Mayor of Memphis to end desegregation (1960)

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So what happened the year after Little Rock 9 integrated (1957-58)

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The 1971 Charlotte Busing Incident and its aftermath

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Mexican-American living conditions (1968) – RARE

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American life was WILD in 1968

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The FINAL campaign Dr. King started before he was killed

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This is how Freedom Summer got started (Mississippi, 1964)

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Why the ‘War on Drugs’ was a Complete Failure

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How Emmett Till’s infamous photo got published

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How the 1965 Selma march went from Local to gaining National Attention

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How political corruption and mistrust turned Nigeria from Civilian to Military Rule

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The Truth About How the 1968 Kerner Commission was made

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