This Day In Quiztory
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 21:59:13
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Synopsis
The weekday podcast featuring short narratives about significant events in African American history read by celebrities and influential community leaders.
Episodes
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04.26_Inventor Sarah Boone
26/04/2019 Duration: 01minToday we celebrate inventor Sarah Boone for her improvements to the ironing board. Boone was one of the first African American females to receive a patent.
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04.25_United Negro College Fund
25/04/2019 Duration: 01minToday we share some history on the origin of the United Negro College Fund
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04.24_"Georgia On My Mind"
24/04/2019 Duration: 01minOn this day in Quiztory, Ray Charles' version of "Georgia On My Mind" was declared the state song of Georgia
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04.23_Trailblazing Attorney Charlotte E. Ray
23/04/2019 Duration: 01minToday we celebrate trailblazing attorney Charlotte E. Ray, the first black woman to practice law in the United States
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04.22_Attorney Charles Hamilton Houston
22/04/2019 Duration: 01minToday we remember the life and legacy of prominent civil rights attorney Charles Hamilton Houston
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04.19_Protest on the campus of Cornell University
19/04/2019 Duration: 01minToday we share some background on a protest by the Afro American Society on the campus of Cornell University
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04.18_Psychologist Mamie Phipps Clark
18/04/2019 Duration: 01minToday we celebrate psychologist Mamie Phipps Clark whose "doll studies" were very influential in the U.S. Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education
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04.17_Author Alice Walker and "The Color Purple"
17/04/2019 Duration: 01minAlice Walker became the first African American female to win a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her novel "The Color Purple"
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04.16_The D.C. Compensated Emancipation Act
16/04/2019 Duration: 01minThe D.C. Compensated Emancipation Act of 1862 abolished slavery in the nation's capital before President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation
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04.15_Architect Norma Merrick Sklarek
15/04/2019 Duration: 01minToday we celebrate pioneering architect Norma Merrick Sklarek. Hailed as the "Rosa Parks of architecture," Sklarek was one of the first licensed African American female architects in the U.S.
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04.12_Jockey Jimmy Winkfield
12/04/2019 Duration: 02minToday we celebrate jockey Jimmy Winkfield, the last African American to ride a Kentucky Derby winner (1902)
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04.11_Actor Roscoe Lee Brown
11/04/2019 Duration: 01minToday we celebrate the life and legacy of actor Roscoe Lee Brown
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04.10_J. Ivy_Golfer Lee Elder
10/04/2019 Duration: 01minPerformance poet J. Ivy shares some background on professional golfer Lee Elder, the first African American to play in the Masters Tournament
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04.09_Romal Tune_Civil Rights Act of 1866
09/04/2019 Duration: 01minAuthor Romal Tune shares some history on the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the first U.S. federal law to define citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law.
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04.08_Heavyweight Boxer Joe Louis
08/04/2019 Duration: 01minOn this day in Quiztory, boxing champion Joe Louis defended his heavyweight title vs. Tony Musto with a TKO
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04.05_Minnie Riperton's "Lovin' You"
05/04/2019 Duration: 01minOn this day in Quiztory, Minnie Riperton's "Lovin' You" hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart
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04.04_Nzingha Stewart_Anniversary of Dr. King's Death
04/04/2019 Duration: 01minDirector Nzingha Stewart remembers the loss of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the 51st anniversary of his assassination
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04.03_Smith v. Allwright
03/04/2019 Duration: 01minToday we share some history on a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Smith v. Allwright with regard to voting rights
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04.02_Happy Birthday, Marvin Gaye!
02/04/2019 Duration: 01minToday we celebrate the life and legacy of recording artist Marvin Gaye
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04.01_Humanitarian Clara Hale
01/04/2019 Duration: 01minToday we celebrate humanitarian Clara Hale, affectionately known as "Mother Hale," founder of the Hale House Center