History of Systemic Racism
The resources highlighted on this page are meant to provide historical context for the racial injustice that is still taking place today. The page is divided into the following categories to provide a sampling of material:
Video Clips
Source: Playlist for CrashCourse. Black American History series. YouTube. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNYJO8JWpXO2JP0ezgxsrJJ
Source: AJ+ (2020, June 28)
Source: AJ+ (2021, March 25). The Roots Of Anti-Asian Racism. YouTube. https://youtu.be/yJI5veSM13Y
Source: Vox. (2017, December 7). The US medical system is still haunted by slavery. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfYRzxeMdGs
Source: Vox. (2019, October 14). How the US stole thousands of Native American children. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGqWRyBCHhw
Source: Vox. (2019, February 27). The Massacre of Tulsa's "Black Wall Street". YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-ItsPBTFO0
Source: Vox. (2019, July 19). The Dark History of "Gasoline Baths" at the Border. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkD6QfeRil8
Source: AJ+. (2022, February 9). How A Bank Robbed Former Slaves - And Got Away With It. YouTube. https://youtu.be/qO2HJAk4xSU
Source: Vox. (2020, March 10). How San Francisco Erased a Neighborhood. YouTube. https://youtu.be/tcsdglJFT0M
Source: Vox. (2020, October 12). How the US poisoned Navajo Nation. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETPogv1zq08&list=PLJ8cMiYb3G5fR2kt0L4Nihvel4pEDw9od&index=1
Source: New York Times. (2015, November 28). Heroin and the War on Drugs | Retro Report. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxE6wa-ljkM
Source: Vox. (2019, November 4). How Florida legally terrorized gay students. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbTBehjdlc0
Books
Podcasts
At Liberty
Episode: The Tulsa Race Massacre and the Violence of Forgetting
BLVCK | STORY
Episode: The List- From Slavery to George Floyd
1619: Podcast
“1619” is a New York Times audio series hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones that examines the long shadow of American slavery.
Humanity Archive
With the most compelling narratives and diverse conversations, this is not the history you learned in school.
Red Nation Podcast
The Red Nation Podcast features discussions on Indigenous history, politics, and culture from a left perspective.
Black History Year
Black History Year connects you to the history, thinkers, and activists that are left out of the mainstream conversations.
Code Switch
Episode: Chicago's Red Summer
Learning For Justice
Deepen your knowledge and improve your practice with "Learning for Justice" podcasts. Each episode explores a topic or framework and is produced with educators in mind.
Side Door: "Confronting the Past"
The Smithsonian created a podcast that covers the 1921 riot which destroyed almost 40 blocks of a wealthy black neighborhood in North Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Historically Black
The Washington Post and APM Reports present rich personal histories, along with hosts Keegan-Michael Key, Roxane Gay, Issa Rae, Heben Nigatu and Tracy Clayton.
Black History Buff
Covering the full historical tapestry of the African Diaspora, you’ll hear tales covering everything from African Samurai to pistol-wielding poets.
TransLash
Episode: Black Trans History and Futures
Noire Histoir
Join Natasha McEachron as she celebrates Black pride, excellence, and power all 366 days of the year.
Buried Truths
Buried Truths investigates still-relevant stories of injustice, resilience and racism in the American South.
Queer America
Queer America takes listeners on a journey that spans from Harlem to the Frontier West, revealing stories of LGBTQ life we should have learned in school.
