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Craigs talk will be travels with dad, lous 1921 crosscountry trip. Craig thank you for that wonderful introduction. Thank you to everyone for tuning in and checking out this video. I am here to talk about lou henry hoover, one of my favorite ladies from history. I started learning about her 16 years ago when i began working at the hoover president ial library. Quite a woman before her time. Lou henry was born in waterloo, iowa march 29, 1874. She was very close to her father, who was a bookkeepe...

We are on Mount Mcgregor in upstate new york, a few miles north of Saratoga Springs. The significance of this Historic Site is this was the final home of civil war general and president ulysses s grant. This was the place where Ulysses Grant wrote his memoirs in 1885. He was dying of throat cancer. His family was facing serious financial problems. At this point in his life he was a man trying to take care of his family. We get to tell a story here that most people do not know about. After his se...

Historians say that a little more than a century ago, when cars first hit the roads, they caused nervous laughter and raised real concerns, much like driverless vehicles today.

Historians say that a little more than a century ago, when cars first hit the roads, they caused nervous laughter and raised real concerns, much like driverless vehicles today.

The largely untold histories of the Canadian peninsula's original black communities are preserved through a group of devoted women, an iconic museum, and an array of comforting dishes.

America in the summer of 1919 ran red with blood from racial violence, and yet today, 100 years later, not many people know it even happened.It flowed in small towns like Elaine, Arkansas, in medium-size places such as Annapolis, Maryland, and...

Crossing Boundaries Centuries of Black migration on the Canadian Prairies April 25, 2021 The Canadian Prairies saw their first Black residents more than 200 years ago. Today, the Prairies are home to the country’s fastest growing Black population. By Omayra Issa Centuries of Black migration on the Canadian Prairies The Canadian Prairies saw their first Black residents more than 200 years ago. Today, the Prairies are home to the country’s fastest growing Black population. By Omayra Issa ...

Weve come a far way: Retired rail worker reflects on history of Black activism as force for change When he worked for Via in Winnipeg in the 1990s, Tony McFarlane helped end a practice of booking higher-paid train staff in separate, and sometimes more expensive, hotel accommodations than lower-paid staff — many of whom were people of colour. Social Sharing Tony McFarlane helped break barrier in the rail industry, where Black workers fought for equality for decades Posted: Feb 28, 2021 6:00 ...

Black railway porters and their decades-long fight for fair wages and a safe working environment For decades, anyone travelling across Canada via the Canadian National Railway or the Canadian Pacific Railway would have seen or been served by Black porters, who fought for many of the employment rights and standards that Canadians take for granted today. Social Sharing CBC Radio · Posted: Feb 13, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: February 13 For decades, anyone travelling across Canada via the C...

CBC’s The Porter will be Canada’s biggest Black-led TV series A series about porters and Black-Canadian history set in Montreals Little Burgundy is coming to CBC and BET+ By Radheyan Simonpillai Dec 10, 2020 Charles Officer, Marsha Greene, Annemarie Morais and R.T. Thorne are the creative forces behind The Porter. A CBC series about Black porters and Montreal’s jazz hub Little Burgundy community is set to become Canada’s biggest Black-led television production. The eight-part ...