Ranked #1
Lincoln & Free Blacks Back To Africa Plan- Holzer!
Lincoln & Free Blacks Back To Africa Plan- Holzer!
"Lincoln blames the Free Blacks for the war," Holzer explains. "[He] says, if it wasn't for your presence here this woul... Read more
23 Mar 2013
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15mins
Ranked #2
James Brown Music: Watch James Brown's daughter Dr. Yamma Brown
James Brown Music: Watch James Brown's daughter Dr. Yamma Brown
EURweb’s Lee Bailey caught up with Dr. Yamma Brown James Brown's daughter on the red carpet at the Essence Festival in ... Read more
5 Aug 2014
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1hr 1min
Ranked #3
Seminole Indians w/ Pompey Fixico And William L. Katz
Seminole Indians w/ Pompey Fixico And William L. Katz
Join The Gist of Freedom as we welcome Pompey Fixico and William L. Katz. Pompey Fixico ancestors fought US slave-catch... Read more
13 Dec 2013
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57mins
Ranked #4
Langston Hughes, in his own words and Reading by Ossie Davis
Langston Hughes, in his own words and Reading by Ossie Davis
Langston Hughes...See More Listen to Langston Hughes in his own words and "Simple" Read by Ossie Davis On The Gist of F... Read more
2 May 2012
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1hr 1min
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Ranked #5
Spy, Civil War~ Free, Mary Elizabeth Bowser, posed as slave
Spy, Civil War~ Free, Mary Elizabeth Bowser, posed as slave
A Real Memorial Day Treat on The Gist of Freedom! Listen to actress, Eileen Miller, as she reenacts the story of Mary El... Read more
27 May 2012
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31mins
Ranked #6
ASALH ~Assoc. Study of African American Life & History
ASALH ~Assoc. Study of African American Life & History
Dr. Mary Frances Berry Speaking at the ASALH Annual Luncehon!Established on September 9, 1915 by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, ... Read more
6 Apr 2013
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40mins
Ranked #7
Bordentown School Restoration Underway w/ Electrical Contractor John WHite
Bordentown School Restoration Underway w/ Electrical Contractor John WHite
Bordentown School -volunteers needed - restoration underway with volunteer electrical contractor John White! A museum on... Read more
28 Jul 2014
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23mins
Ranked #8
Malcolm X Not Reinvented~ Herb Boyd
Malcolm X Not Reinvented~ Herb Boyd
Tonight on The Gist of Freedom Author and journalist Herb Boyd will discuss the book he wrote in response to a controver... Read more
19 Mar 2012
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47mins
Ranked #9
Genealogist, Gist family, African Am., Native Am , White Abolitionist
Genealogist, Gist family, African Am., Native Am , White Abolitionist
Peter Gist Still the long lost enslaved brother of the Father of The Underground Railroad, William Still. After 40 year... Read more
16 May 2014
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49mins
Ranked #10
1916 Four Centenarian ex-slaves celebrate emancipation Day
1916 Four Centenarian ex-slaves celebrate emancipation Day
Tonight on The Gist of Freedom learn more about this historical and fascinating photo with John Franklin, the Smithsoni... Read more
19 Apr 2012
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57mins
Ranked #11
Educational Hip Hop - Rapper LAK
Educational Hip Hop - Rapper LAK
Join The Gist of Freedom as we talk with Lak, Hip Hop at it's best!Larry “LAK” Henderson is the founder of Smart Music E... Read more
4 Aug 2014
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50mins
Ranked #12
Juneteenth Mexico's Black President Ended Slavery Fought Texas & Aided Enslaved
Juneteenth Mexico's Black President Ended Slavery Fought Texas & Aided Enslaved
Vicente Guerrero, Mexico’s first black presidentTexas President Sam Houston lamented that " two valuable negro boys for... Read more
16 Jun 2014
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30mins
Ranked #13
Slavery By Another Name- with Attorney Activist Michael Coar
Slavery By Another Name- with Attorney Activist Michael Coar
Slavery By Another Name- with Attorney Activist Michael Coar
21 Apr 2012
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43mins
Ranked #14
Dred Scott's Great great-granddaughter Lynne M. Jackson
Dred Scott's Great great-granddaughter Lynne M. Jackson
Sunday at 8pm on The Gist Of Freedom ~ Lynne M. Jackson, Dred Scott's Great-great granddaughter, shares what family rese... Read more
23 Apr 2012
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1hr 10mins
Ranked #15
From Slave Ship To Harvard- Yarrow Mamout
From Slave Ship To Harvard- Yarrow Mamout
"Enslaved Africans and free blacks exhibited enormous self-agency in colonial America. James H. Johnston has captured th... Read more
22 May 2012
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32mins
Ranked #16
Malcolm X's 87th Birthday with daughter ILyasah Shabazz
Malcolm X's 87th Birthday with daughter ILyasah Shabazz
Celebrate Malcolm X's 87th Birthday with his daughter, author ILyasah Shabazz, Growing Up X with The Gist of Freedom hos... Read more
19 May 2012
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21mins
Ranked #17
Book Reading -
Book Reading -
Book reading
22 Nov 2013
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35mins
Ranked #18
First rehearsal/ Reading Underground Railroad Play
First rehearsal/ Reading Underground Railroad Play
“THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD”Written by Leslie Gist & William Beasley The play has been a dream of Leslie’s for quite s... Read more
2 Jan 2014
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56mins
Ranked #19
Book Reading: Real Djangos, Breaking The Chains, Author Wm. Katz
Book Reading: Real Djangos, Breaking The Chains, Author Wm. Katz
Tonight at 8pm learn more about William Lambert on The Gist of Freedom as we resume our reading of William Katz's book B... Read more
30 Dec 2013
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26mins
Ranked #20
Malcolm X's Daughter, Author & Activist ILYASAH SHABAZZ; Little Malcolm
Malcolm X's Daughter, Author & Activist ILYASAH SHABAZZ; Little Malcolm
Join William Jackson as he welcomes Malcolm X's 3rd daughter, iLyasah Shabazz! ilyasah Al-Shabazz is a community organiz... Read more
20 Dec 2013
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34mins
