One hot, mosquito-filled summer, less than a decade after the birth of the US, yellow fever brought the capital city to the brink of collapse. As the Founding Fathers fled to safety, a small community of essential workers stepped up. Who are these unsung heroes, and how did Philadelphia bounce […]
The British government vowed freedom to enslaved people if they could escape and take up arms against their Patriot enslavers. But when the British failed to deliver promised land in Nova Scotia, the Black Loyalists needed a leader to step up, sail across the ocean, and demand a solution. That […]
Take the 2023 PBS Survey: https://to.pbs.org/pbssurvey2023p We all love pirate tales but what do we really know about the history of piracy? In this episode of Rogue History, we examine the common assumptions we make about pirates. Explore the origin of these myths and figure out which are true and […]
Historian’s Take director, Dolly Li, and historian, Danielle Bainbridge, sit down to talk about the pressures of having to adjust your accent. This is bonus material from our first episode on Blaccent: https://youtu.be/8mXaccYFKRQ
Thank you to Target for supporting PBS. You can learn more at https://target.com/abullseyeview. Share your story today: https://to.pbs.org/3izZeXh — PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: http://to.pbs.org/DonateORIG — Language is constantly changing and ethnonyms are no exception. From “Negro” to “Colored” and […]
Take the PBS Digital Studios Annual Survey! https://to.pbs.org/2024SurveyITM Patriots or loyalists: who did Black soldiers fight for in the Revolutionary War? We uncover the surprising answer, the broken promises made, and the fight for abolition that followed the American Revolution. Hosted by Harini Bhat, In The Margins covers the history […]
Check out State of Change and our full Earth Month playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhRukBwR_eQ&list=PLnNZYWyBGJ1F8ofFm4H9UTrHxqU8zngK4&index=5 Why are states with stringent environmental regulations dumping their toxic waste onto a poor Alabama town? Emelle, a rural Black Belt community in Sumter County, is home to one of the nation’s largest hazardous waste landfills with […]
Check out Untold Earth and our full Earth Month playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnNZYWyBGJ1F8ofFm4H9UTrHxqU8zngK4 Water isn’t just a resource — it’s a battleground where the sacred meets the stolen. As the Great Salt Lake loses its vitality, who gets clean water? Who profits from scarcity? And who gets left out to dry? […]
There’s a long history of blind Black musicians in the US dating back to the 19th century, from Blind Tom to Ray Charles. Join recording artist Lachi and Professor Danielle Bainbridge to discuss the history on why blindness seems like a common thread among Black musicians. And how modern musicians […]
Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/DonateORIG Money isn’t actually valuable. It’s just pieces of metal, pieces of paper, or more recently, computer code. So how did money come to be such a driving force of modern life? Written […]
