As a somewhat middle-class white guy in the U.K, we learnt very little about this at school. I'm very glad that resources such as Crash Course put out such quality content for free.
What really sucked for southern farmers was that it was already a terrible decade - a Boll Weevil outbreak did huge damage to crops, and the Mississippi suffered major flooding in 1927. Just one blow after another.
One other new deal era program that I find really cool and relevant is the Library of Congress' collection of audio interviews of former slaves. They are still used today(ie Atun Shei's UA-cam videos) to call out the harsh nature of slavery to neo-confederates who want to pretend otherwise
The book "the color of law", breaks down a bunch of the laws and policies that hindered, and in some ways continues to hinder progress for black Americans.
Mr. Smith! This series is excellent! Thank you and the team at crash course for doing your due diligence and telling the important and yet often overlooked history of this country
Gonna say it now This is the best Crash Course series yet. I love John and World History and the Astronomy series and lots of others but this one taught me more about things viscerally close to home. And I'm not even American.
There was a legendary production of MacBeth run by the Federal Theatre Project as part of these programmes. An all black cast, directed by Orson Wells, put on a production set in Haiti. Dubbed "The Voodoo MacBeth", it was wildly successful and went on tour, where they company insisted that it not play to any segregated crowds. Alas, no full recordings of the play survive.
It's always important to take a deeper look at policies. Here in Canada, there has always been a lot done to oppress First Nations folk without explicit language, and it's easy to see if you look or at least care for your fellow human beings. This show has been a great step in education, and I hope more people open their eyes to policies that are blatantly racist even if the policy doesn't say so.
Wow! Dr. Clint is on top of it! Another great resource for this topic is Ira Katznelson's "When Affirmative Action Was White" (2005) and Richard Rothstein's "The Color of Law" (2017).
Is there a good book to learn more of the specific nitty gritty details of how the Great Depression was experienced differently by black people? Great video btw.
153k views and only 46 comments... that lets you know how much racism still exists ... like Mr. Smith said..."you don't have to say you're racist, to be racist"
As a somewhat middle-class white guy in the U.K, we learnt very little about this at school. I'm very glad that resources such as Crash Course put out such quality content for free.
What really sucked for southern farmers was that it was already a terrible decade - a Boll Weevil outbreak did huge damage to crops, and the Mississippi suffered major flooding in 1927. Just one blow after another.
I am a Bangladeshi. I wanted to learn black American history a lot. Thanks for making this series
As an 8th grade social studies teacher, THANK YOU for this resource. Many of my students connected to this than anything I could have spoke to.
One other new deal era program that I find really cool and relevant is the Library of Congress' collection of audio interviews of former slaves. They are still used today(ie Atun Shei's UA-cam videos) to call out the harsh nature of slavery to neo-confederates who want to pretend otherwise
This one ended on a very grave note, but it as clear and powerful as highest.
The book "the color of law", breaks down a bunch of the laws and policies that hindered, and in some ways continues to hinder progress for black Americans.
Mr. Smith! This series is excellent! Thank you and the team at crash course for doing your due diligence and telling the important and yet often overlooked history of this country
history doesn't repeat, but it rhymes.
Gonna say it now
This is the best Crash Course series yet. I love John and World History and the Astronomy series and lots of others but this one taught me more about things viscerally close to home. And I'm not even American.
Breathtakingly elegant analysis/&dissection of American History🎥👑Pls keep doin wat ur doin🤝🏿🙌🏿
There was a legendary production of MacBeth run by the Federal Theatre Project as part of these programmes. An all black cast, directed by Orson Wells, put on a production set in Haiti. Dubbed "The Voodoo MacBeth", it was wildly successful and went on tour, where they company insisted that it not play to any segregated crowds. Alas, no full recordings of the play survive.
This is a fantastic series. Good on Crash Course for producing this.
This is one of the best (if not the best) crash course series….and that says A LOT. Keep it up!
It's always important to take a deeper look at policies. Here in Canada, there has always been a lot done to oppress First Nations folk without explicit language, and it's easy to see if you look or at least care for your fellow human beings.
This show has been a great step in education, and I hope more people open their eyes to policies that are blatantly racist even if the policy doesn't say so.
Thank you for showing us the history of African Americans. In school I have never learned about how the Great Depression effected African Americans. 😁
How does this not get more likes and views great work
I love you Mr. Smith, your delivery and passion of the message intended from this history is transcending.
Teaching us what schools won’t or can’t teach us!!
Very enlightening and well presented. Thank you to everyone involved in this series.
Thank you for this series, I'm learning a lot
Mr Smith spit nothing but fact bars
This series gives an invaluable insight into history, congratulations to everyone working to make this happen
Excellent & beautifully presented 🏆
I love these videos. Your content is faboulous.keep doing these videos.
I’m enjoying this series so much 👏🏾 much love from South Africa 🇿🇦
Mr Smith please continue with this amazing series, keep it up
Amazing video post. Reply: Some of the same disproportion is civil services are still at play today.
Clint Smith is brilliant and Crash is excellent. All the people involved do an amazing job..
Love this channel, thank you for educating us!
This is the BEST series from Crash Course
Wow! Dr. Clint is on top of it! Another great resource for this topic is Ira Katznelson's "When Affirmative Action Was White" (2005) and Richard Rothstein's "The Color of Law" (2017).
I love you crash course
I truly appreciate this ❤️
Love the video! Could you please do Women’s History?
Is there a good book to learn more of the specific nitty gritty details of how the Great Depression was experienced differently by black people? Great video btw.
such an important series.
Best crash course series!! Learning so much, love from Norway:)
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As a person of color I didn’t learn about this side of history just the basic thank you so much for this .
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It is what it is at this point 😮💨, aleast there's the internet.
I bought your book how the word is passed. I need the crash course to purchase as a curriculum. Where can i purchase
Will there be an episode on exclusionary zoning laws?
America was depressed
Heritage not hate huh
153k views and only 46 comments... that lets you know how much racism still exists ...
like Mr. Smith said..."you don't have to say you're racist, to be racist"
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