Black History
African American History
1776 to 1789
1776 - Declaration of Independence
Freedom According to the Declaration Of Independence | The Story of Us
Historian Patrick Spero and Morgan Freeman discuss the first draft of the Declaration of Independence, and how one small change altered its meaning. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About The Story of Us With Morgan Freeman: From the award-winning team behind The Story of God with Morgan Freeman comes the new six-part series, The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman. At a time when events seem to be driving cultures apart and splintering our own, Morgan Freeman goes on a global journey to understand how human culture has taken so many remarkable forms. At the root of his quest is a drive to uncover the fundamental forces that keep our societies together, while revealing the common humanity that lies inside each one of us. Vast in his scope of inquiry yet with an intimate approach to each subject, Freeman meets people from all over the globe to explore the strength of belief, the thirst for power, how love shapes us, the role conflict plays in our lives, the spirit of rebellion and the concept of freedom.
What is Juneteenth? The story behind Independence Day for Black Americans
Reckon Reporter Starr Dunigan explains Juneteenth, what it is, and why we all should celebrate it.
HomeSmithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture ... His words in the Declaration of Independence expressed the aspirations of the ... the pursuit of Happiness” to African Americans, indentured servants, or women. ... of Independence (1776) and A Summary View of the Rights of British America ...
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Part 1 of 4: Declaration of Independence and Enslaved People
Full lecture, From Revolution to the Civil Rights Movement, available for free at: http://fora.tv/2013/05/17/From_the_Re... A thread of continuity connects the American Revolution and the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. It is the world shaking proclamation opening the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence-"that all men are created equal" and have an undeniable right to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." It became the centerpiece of African American political beliefs for the next two centuries-not the way it was applied by the Founders, tolerating slavery, but in its full, universal application. Its spirit was invoked by Frederick Douglass and by Abraham Lincoln in the Gettysburg Address and was manifested in the Reconstruction Amendments to the Constitution, especially the 14th. Black protest organizations in the twentieth century cited it as the basis of their attacks on segregation and racial discrimination. Most famously, and convincingly, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in his "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington in 1963, tied the Declaration, the promise of natural rights from the days of the Revolution, to the demand for the full rights of all Americans.
Glenn Beck uncovers the truth about slavery and America's founders
Glenn Beck was back at the chalkboard this week to take an in-depth look at the United States Declaration of Independence and to expose the progressive campaign to discredit America's founding documents.
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1775-1782 - Revolutionary War
Black Patriots & Loyalists of the American Revolution
An original production by the Cottrell Digital Studio at the Northeast Georgia History Center. www.negahc.org
African-American Soldiers of the Revolutionary War - from "For Love of Liberty"
Uncover the true story of our nation’s black heroes and patriots that played pivotal roles in the U.S. Military since the earliest days of the republic. From the battle fields of the Revolution to the deserts of Iraq examine why, despite enormous injustice, these heroic men and women fought so valiantly for freedoms they themselves did not enjoy. Through letters, diaries, speeches, journalistic accounts, historical text and military records discover the fierce and faithful history of our African-American military leaders. Honoring African-American Servicemen and women! An excerpt from the film “For Love of Liberty” - Hosted by Halle Berry and featuring the voices of Ossie Davis, Robert Duvall and Morgan Freeman A showcase of our work directing and producing the historical recreations used in the film. For education, entertainment, enlightenment and inspiration. We hope you enjoy and even learn something. Never forget! 🇺🇸👕🎖️** Find All Of Our Exclusive Patriotic & History-Oriented Merchandise Here - Every Sale Supports The Channel And Keeps Us "On The Air": teespring.com/stores/lionheart-filmworks
American Heritage Series | Episode 22 | Great Black Patriots Part 1 | David BartonUnknown to most today, black and white soldiers often fought side-by-side in the fierce battles of the Revolutionary War that birthed our nation, and many black leaders played pivotal roles in our government in the 1700s and throughout the 1800s. Why do our classrooms neglect so many of our nation’s great black leaders, including military heroes like Peter Salem, influential pastors like Lemuel Haynes and Richard Allen, Revolutionary spy James Armistead, or U. S. Congressman Joseph Hayne Rainey? Learn about these remarkable leaders and their great spiritual faith and discover little known facts about the early civil rights movement. Uncover the truth of our nation’s black heroes and patriots in the American Heritage Series. America: this is your heritage! Written, Directed by, and Starring David Barton
Feb 11, 2020 — Historians estimate that between 5,000 and 8,000 African-descended people participated in the Revolution on the Patriot side, and that upward of ...
At the time of the American Revolution, slaves made up at least 25 percent of the ... Black Americans in the revolutionary era: a brief history with documents.
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For Love of Liberty - The Revolution
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots - From the American Revolution to our battle against Global Terrorism, African Americans have risked their lives in defense of this nation in the dual effort to preserve freedom for their country while attempting to acquire it for themselves. Though their long struggle has been painful and heroic, their profound sacrifices and enormous contributions are finally recognized. Log on to: www.ForLoveOfLiberty.org
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Talks About the Black Heroes of the American Revolution
Why aren’t our children exposed to the crucial contributions made by African-Americans toward the independence and formation of the United States? Names like Crispus Attucks, Phillis Wheatley, Peter Salem and James Armistead Lafayette should be mentioned alongside the founders of America. Basketball legend, best-selling author and history buff Kareem Abdul-Jabbar teamed up with the History Channel to create Black Patriots: Heroes of the Revolution. The one-hour documentary shares the African-American experience during the Revolutionary War and the rarely told stories of these overlooked heroes who helped establish this country. “A lot of people are uncomfortable with acknowledging that blacks have a stake in our country and have contributed and deserve better treatment,” Abdul-Jabbar goes on to say, “The Revolutionary War period is important because it is the emergence of America. One of the most important nations in the world, and we don’t know very much about what black Americans contributed to that effort.”
Billy and James: Choices Facing African Americans during the Revolutionary War
Produced for the Shaping the Constitution Web portal at the Library of Virginia's Digital Collections Web site, Virginiamemory.com: Tameka Hobbs, historian and educational programs manager, discusses royal governor Lord Dunmore's 1775 proclamation declaring that slaves who had run away from patriot owners to fight for the British Army would be granted their freedom and the choices this proclamation opened for enslaved African Americans during the American Revolution. In particular, she contrasts the situations of James Lafayette, an African American who worked as a spy for the Continental army, and Billy, an African American man who was arrested for fighting with the British against the Americans.
SHOW LESS The Colored Patriots of the American Revolution | Full AudioBook | English | UnabridgedWilliam Cooper NELL A study of the black patriots of the American Revolution, with introductions by Harriet Beecher Stowe and Wendell Phillips.
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1780 - Massachusetts Grants African-Americans Right to Vote
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10, 1780: Paul Cuffee and Other Free Blacks Petition for the Right to Vote. Time Periods: Revolution & Constitution: 1765 - 1799. Themes: African American, Laws ..
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Decades later Robert Morris became one of two black attorneys in America ... the 1780 Massachusetts constitution African-American men had the right to vote. |
1785 - Rev. Lemuel Hayes: First African American ordained as a Christian minister in the United States.
African American hero you've never heard of
African American hero you wont learn about this man at The Smithsonian
23 The Oldest Negro Baptist Church in the United States . ... The first successful worker in this field was the Rev. ... instructed in the Christian religion on our Lord's Day by the missionaries under whose ministry they live. ... Richard Allen was ordained deacon by Bishop Asbury in 1799, and later attained the status of elder.
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This Place in History: Lemuel Haynes
An important African American man of many 'firsts' spent 3 decades in West Rutland
Lemuel Haynes was probably the first African American ordained by a mainstream Protestant Church in the United States. Haynes, the abandoned child of an African father and "a white woman of respectable ancestry," was born in 1753 at West Hartford, Connecticut.
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1787 - Northwest Ordinance
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The Northwest Ordinance profoundly influenced the migration of people, ideas, ... Article 6 in the Ordinance of 1787 simultaneously banned and enforced slavery, ... of 1787 offered the United States its first free zone, its first restriction on black ...
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Importation's End. 1787. The Northwest Ordinance forbids slavery, except as ... Black preacher Richard Allen founds the African Methodist Episcopal Church in ...
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1789 - U.S. Constitution Adopted
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... 4,400 words. It is the oldest and shortest written Constitution of any major government in the world. ... African Americans were not considered citizens, and women were ... national Thanksgiving Day on November 26, 1789. The reason for the ... |
Declaration of Independence, 1776 , When the American colonies broke from ... Yet at the time these words were written, more than 500,000 black Americans ...
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