Black History Video Resources

Videos

Jim Stewart’s Historical Tonic for Fragile White Folks

Explore Jim Stewart’s compelling take on history at the Ida B. Wells Center. Uncover insights that challenge perceptions and foster deeper understanding.

Symposium at Macalester College

Delve into radical history with the Ida B. Wells Center. Explore transformative perspectives on race, activism, and social change that challenge conventional narratives.

Hidden in Books Black History Video Series

Black History Salutation

Dive into the hidden truths of the Declaration of Independence and its connection to colonial slave codes, British abolition efforts, and the ongoing fight for justice. Learn more in this eye-opening exploration.

Hidden in Books

Challenge the myths of colonial American history. Discover the legal status of Black colonials as freeborn Englishmen and uncover hidden truths about liberty, slavery, and justice in this eye-opening exploration.

Parliamentary Sovereignty

Explore the transformative power of parliamentary sovereignty, the abolition of colonial slave codes, and the landmark Somerset v. Stewart case. Discover how justice and the rule of law shaped history and challenged tyranny.

The Somerset Decision

Learn about the landmark Somerset v. Stewart case and its impact on slavery, British law, and colonial resistance. Discover how justice, corruption, and economic interests shaped the fight for freedom and self-governance.

The Tale of Overreaching Colonial Official

Learn how Virginia's unlawful slave codes violated English law and how Parliament's authority, including the Somerset decision, rendered slavery legally invalid.

England’s Southern Strategy

Explore the contradictions of the American Revolution as Lord Dunmore’s 1775 proclamation offering freedom to enslaved individuals exposed the Patriots’ hypocrisy. Learn how the Battle of Kemp’s Landing highlights the courage of the enslaved and reshapes American history.

Deep Dive Video Series

Restitution and Reparations

Discover the hidden truth about colonial slavery and its legal abolition before 1776. Learn how corruption and racial repression shaped America’s slave-based economy, violating British law and the Treaty of Paris of 1783. Explore the legal case for restitution and reparations for 500,000 wrongfully enslaved Black colonials.

Something Old, Something New: Part 1

Discover how 500,000 Black colonials were unlawfully enslaved after the Treaty of Paris (1783) and became the foundation of America’s slave-based economy. Explore how Afrofuturism challenges historical distortions and reclaims Black narratives for the future.

Something Old, Something New: Part 2

Uncover how the United States violated international law by sustaining hereditary slavery after British law had abolished it. Learn how Afrofuturism reexamines history and offers speculative storytelling as a means of justice and historical correction.

Something Old, Something New: Part 3

The legacy of Foundational Black Americans is essential to understanding the true history of slavery in the United States. This final installment explores how Afrofuturism serves as a tool for historical recovery and envisions new possibilities for reparations and justice.

America’s Slavery Narrative: An Afrofuturistic Tale

America’s slavery narrative was built on corruption, not law. Discover how British legal rulings had already abolished colonial slavery before 1776—and how Afrofuturism reclaims history to envision justice and reparations.