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Black History (Video)

In the telling of American history, African American history is vitally important. Find out more with UCTV programs about American history in all its complexity.

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Charles Mingus and Tijuana Moods - Helen Edison Lecture Series

Charles Mingus and Tijuana Moods - Helen Edison Lecture Series

One of the most important composers in jazz history, Charles Mingus documented his lively impressions of Tijuana in "Tij... Read more

12 Feb 2018

57mins

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The Haunting of Jim Crow

The Haunting of Jim Crow

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that declared racially segregated schools unconstitutio... Read more

18 Apr 2005

1hr 20mins

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Suspect Race: Causes and Consequences of Racial Profiling with Jack Glaser and Paul Figueroa -- In the Living Room with Henry E. Brady - UC Public Policy Channel

Suspect Race: Causes and Consequences of Racial Profiling with Jack Glaser and Paul Figueroa -- In the Living Room with Henry E. Brady - UC Public Policy Channel

Social psychologist and author Jack Glaser makes a compelling case against racial profiling in law enforcement, arguing ... Read more

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Osher UCSD: Tuskegee Airmen

Osher UCSD: Tuskegee Airmen

Robert Maxwell, one of the renowned African American pilots who fought in World War II, recalls the heroes of the “Tuske... Read more

10 Sep 2007

58mins

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Angela Davis

Angela Davis

Angela Davis, Professor in the History of Human Consciousness department at UC Santa Cruz and holder of a UC Presidentia... Read more

26 Dec 2005

1hr 26mins

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Free Angela and All Political Prisoners

Free Angela and All Political Prisoners

Angela Davis visited UC Santa Barbara for a screening of "Free Angela and All Political Prisoners," a documentary by Sho... Read more

13 Jan 2014

36mins

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Gerald Horne: Counter-Revolution of 1776: Slave Resistance and the Origins of the United States of America

Gerald Horne: Counter-Revolution of 1776: Slave Resistance and the Origins of the United States of America

Former UCSB professor Gerald Horne, the award-winning author of more than thirty books, discusses his book “The Counter-... Read more

20 Apr 2015

56mins

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Black Nature: The First Anthology of Nature Writing by African-American Poets

Black Nature: The First Anthology of Nature Writing by African-American Poets

Join contributors to “Black Nature,” the First Anthology of Nature Writing by African-American Poets including the write... Read more

10 May 2010

1hr 24mins

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Civil Rights: The Music and the Movement

Civil Rights: The Music and the Movement

Dr. Milmon Harrison, African American and African Studies, and singer Mavis Staples consider the role of music in the 19... Read more

27 Apr 2009

57mins

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Angela Davis: How Does Change Happen?

Angela Davis: How Does Change Happen?

From radical rebel to university professor, Angela Davis has dedicated her life to social activism. In this talk, Angela... Read more

8 Jan 2007

59mins

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The Road Forward: The Future of Black Education in the 21st Century

The Road Forward: The Future of Black Education in the 21st Century

UCSB faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students discuss what we have learned over the last six years from research ab... Read more

6 Jul 2015

59mins

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Lunch Poems: Amiri Baraka

Lunch Poems: Amiri Baraka

Revolutionary poet, playwright, and activist Amiri Baraka is recognized as the founder of the Black Arts Movement, a lit... Read more

14 Apr 2008

26mins

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Reconsidering Little Rock: Julian Bond

Reconsidering Little Rock: Julian Bond

Civil Rights leader Julian Bond looks at the social ramifications of school desegregation in the last 50 years since ni... Read more

10 Dec 2007

57mins

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The Old World in the New: Performing Diaspora

The Old World in the New: Performing Diaspora

The Arts Research Center at UC Berkeley presents a panel of scholars and artists exploring the impact of the African dia... Read more

28 Aug 2006

1hr 27mins

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Reconsidering Little Rock: Terrence Roberts

Reconsidering Little Rock: Terrence Roberts

Terrence Roberts, one of the original nine African-American students who desegregated Little Rock Central High School in... Read more

3 Dec 2007

51mins

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Improving Race Relations: An Interview with John Perkins

Improving Race Relations: An Interview with John Perkins

Racial justice has been a major theme in the life of John Perkins–two of his books are Let Justice Roll Down and With J... Read more

26 Sep 2005

57mins

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Laura Pulido: Black Brown Yellow and Left

Laura Pulido: Black Brown Yellow and Left

Author Laura Pulido traces the roots of third world radicalism in Southern California during the 1960s and 1970s. Focusi... Read more

13 Oct 2008

50mins

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Lytle Memorial Concert: Miles Ahead

Lytle Memorial Concert: Miles Ahead

Trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos and a stellar ensemble pay tribute to the art and legacy of jazz legend Miles Davis, with ... Read more

4 Apr 2008

1hr 22mins

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Bunche Center 40th Anniversary Retrospective: Adjustment and Revisions: 1986 - Present

Bunche Center 40th Anniversary Retrospective: Adjustment and Revisions: 1986 - Present

Celebrate forty years of the Bunche Center with key individuals who were instrumental in shaping the Center’s legacy. Pa... Read more

8 Mar 2010

59mins

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Bunche Center 40th Anniversary Retrospective: Emergence and Institutionalization: 1969 – 1985

Bunche Center 40th Anniversary Retrospective: Emergence and Institutionalization: 1969 – 1985

Celebrate forty years of the Bunche Center with key individuals who were instrumental in shaping the Center’s legacy. Pa... Read more

1 Mar 2010

58mins

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