Season 1

The Truth about Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap
Black-owned banks were going to close the racial wealth gap—so what happened?
The Truth about Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap

The Black Explorer Erased From History
In The Margins is a series that covers the history they didn’t teach in school.
The Black Explorer Erased From History

Why Was Utah The First State for Women to Vote In?
The surprising role polygamy played in the history of Utah women's suffrage.
Why Was Utah The First State for Women to Vote In?

How a did VA hospital became a civil rights battleground?
How did the Tuskegee VA Hospital spark the fury of the KKK?
How a did VA hospital became a civil rights battleground?

How A Supreme Court Case Redefined Whiteness
What does this case, United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind, tell us about the larger history of race?
How A Supreme Court Case Redefined Whiteness

How Urban Renewal and a Sports Arena Wiped Out This Japantown
How urban renewal and a dubious Olympic bid destroyed one the oldest Japantowns in the US.
How Urban Renewal and a Sports Arena Wiped Out This Japantown

How Did This Rural Town Become a Stop On the Chitlin’ Circuit?
How Alabama's first all-Black municipality has fought to survive for 125 years.
How Did This Rural Town Become a Stop On the Chitlin’ Circuit?

How Two Free Black Women Upended the Religious Establishment
The story of Rebecca Cox Jackson and Rebecca Perot, two free Black women in the 19th century.
How Two Free Black Women Upended the Religious Establishment
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