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Objects hold history. They're evocative of stories stamped in time. As part of The Washington Post's coverage of the Smithsonian's new National Museum of African American History and Culture...

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Listen to Historically Black, a Society & Culture podcast. Stream 9 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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Episodes

9 episodes are available for this podcast.

Episodes

9 episodes

Black Love Stories

This episode spotlights stories of enduring love among African American couples. We dive into the history of marriage among black Americans...

00:22:15Nov 7, 2016

The Path to Founding an HBCU

Born into slavery, William Hooper Councill founded one of the nation's first HBCUs, Alabama A&M University. Negotiating the racial politics...

00:14:21Oct 31, 2016

The Question of Black Identity

Racial identity in the U.S. is complicated because race is an invented category rooted in slavery. This episode explores the question of bla...

00:23:54Oct 24, 2016

Harlem Through James Van Der Zee's Lens

James Van Der Zee was a celebrated African American photographer who documented black New York for much of the 20th century. Van Der Zee was...

00:17:54Oct 17, 2016

The Fiddler who Charmed Missouri

A young musician and actor discovers that his great, great grandfather was Bill Driver, a celebrated fiddler in Missouri. Family members rec...

00:22:11Oct 10, 2016

Tracking Down a Slave's Bill of Sale

Members of an extended Tennessee family talk about their great, great grandfather, a slave owned by his white, biological father. After eman...

00:16:58Oct 3, 2016

The Spirit of the Million Man March

The Million Man March of 1995 is recreated through the conversation between a young woman and her father, who attended it. He talks about ho...

00:17:30Sep 26, 2016

NASA's Human Computers

During World War II, a labor shortage obliged the military to hire African American women with mathematical skills to help make complicated...

00:19:35Sep 19, 2016

Trailer: Historically Black

Each week, Historically Black will feature one object in black history and the story behind it.

00:05:11Sep 14, 2016

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