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Real Gangstas of Black History: Mound Bayou

Real Gangstas of Black History: Mound Bayou

FromtheGrio Daily, Michael Harriot


Real Gangstas of Black History: Mound Bayou

FromtheGrio Daily, Michael Harriot

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Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Feb 7, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Wypipologist Michael Harriot takes us back to Mound Bayou, Mississippi, the birthplace of the civil rights movement. A place where T.R.M. Howard, Medgar Evers, Fannie Lou Hamer, Katie Hall, Isiah Montgomery, and Aretha Franklin all have a connection. Learn why this sacred place is a part of "The Real Gangstas of Black History" series on theGrio Daily.
"It was the only place in Mississippi and almost the entire South where Jim Crow didn't exist"
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Released:
Feb 7, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

How in the world did we get here? Wypipologist Michael Harriot breaks it all down in TheGrio Daily. Imagine your college professor teaching in a barbershop; that's Michael Harriot, wicked humor and smart as hell. The journalist, poet, author, TV writer, and Black Twitter King does not hold back when he explains the systems and issues that affect Black people daily. From white supremacy, police brutality, and gun violence, Michael Harriot is not afraid to say the quiet part out loud.  TheGrio Daily is an original podcast by TheGrio Black Podcast Network.