Once Upon A Time In Black History

Once Upon A Time In Black History: JINGLE JANGLE

On this episode of Once upon a Time in Black History we learn about the movie Jingle Jangle as we get ready for the approaching Holidays.

Once Upon A Time In Black History: David Harris & Marlon Green

On this episode of Once Upon A Time in Black History we will be learning about the first African American male pilots in the United States, David Harris & Marlon Green who paved the way for those to come.

Once Upon A Time In Black History: Bessie Coleman

In this episode of Once Upon A Time In Black History we learn about Bessie Coleman who was the first African American and Native American woman. to become a pilot!

Once Upon A Time In Black History: Dorothy Bolden

On today's episode of once upon a time in black history we learn about Dorothy Lee Bolden who was the founder of the National Domestic Worker's Union of America and worked to fight for women's rights and bring segregation to an end. Bolden began working as a domestic worker at the age of nine.

Once Upon A Time In Black History: Mansa Musa

On today's episode of Once Upon A Time In Black History wow learn about Mansa Musa was the 9th ruler of the Mali Empire, which reached its territorial peak during his reign. Musa is known for being the wealthiest man in the world.

Once Upon A Time In Black History: Stage Coach Mary

In this episode of Once Upon A Time in Black history we learn about Mary Fields, also known as Stagecoach Mary and Black Mary. She was the first African American female star route mail carrier in the United States!

Once Upon A Time In Black History: Blind Tom Wiggins

In this episode of Once upon a time in black history, we discuss Tom Wiggins, an African American man who was born into slavery but became a great pianist, all the while being blind!

Once Upon A Time in Black History: Onesimus

Onesimus (late 1600s–1700s) was an African man who was instrumental in the mitigation of the impact of a smallpox outbreak in Boston, Massachusetts. His birth name is unknown. His birth name is unknown. He was enslaved in 1706 and was given to the New England Puritan minister Cotton Mather. Onesimus introduced Mather to the principle and procedure of inoculation to prevent the disease, which laid the foundation for the development of vaccines.

Once Upon A Time In Black History: The Silent Parade

The Silent Parade, was a silent march of about 10,000 African Americans along Fifth Avenue starting at 57th Street in New York City on July 28, 1917. The event was organized by the NAACP, church, and community leaders to protest violence directed towards African Americans.

Once Upon A Time In Black History: Nat Love

Nat Love was an American cowboy and former slave in the period following the American Civil War. His exploits have made him one of the most famous heroes of the Old West. Despite slavery-era statutes that outlawed black literacy, he learned to read and write as a child with the help of his father, Sampson. When slavery ended, Love's parents stayed on the Love plantation as sharecroppers, attempting to raise tobacco and corn on about 20 acres, but Sampson died shortly after the second crop was planted. Afterward, Nat took a second job working on a local farm to help make ends meet. At about this time, he was noted as having a gift for breaking horses. After some time of working extra odd jobs in the area, he won a horse in a raffle on two occasions, which he then sold back to the owner for $50 each time. He then used the money to leave town and, at the age of 16, headed West and became who he was today.