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The Life of An Enslaved Person - America's Journey Through Slavery on the Learning Videos Channel
Video by Harmony Square

The Life of An Enslaved Person - America's Journey Through Slavery on the Learning Videos Channel

What was life like for an enslaved person in America? This program explores the daily life and customs of enslaved children and adults from Colonial Times through Emancipation. What foods did they eat? How did they celebrate marriage? What...
Lakota in America
Video by Square

Lakota in America

"Lakota in America" is the third film in Square's For Every Kind of Dream series. See the other films at http://foreverydream.com. Genevieve Iron Lightning is a young Lakota dancer on the Cheyenne River Reservation, one of the poorest...
Ten North American Native Inventions You Need to Know
Article by Joshua J. Mark

Ten North American Native Inventions You Need to Know

The Native Peoples of North America raised cities, built roads, and developed highly sophisticated cultures which encouraged the invention of many items often taken for granted or whose origins are overlooked in the modern day, from aspirin...
Ching Shih: The Pirate Widow Menace of the South China Sea
Video by Biographics

Ching Shih: The Pirate Widow Menace of the South China Sea

You can subscribe to Highlight History here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQ Source/Further reading: Historical Context: http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/timelines/china_modern_timeline.htm https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/china-history/the-qing-dynasty.htm...
Ten North American Native Facts You Need To Know
Article by Joshua J. Mark

Ten North American Native Facts You Need To Know

The history and culture of the Native Peoples of North America are often overlooked as they have been largely eclipsed by the history of the European settlers who colonized the region beginning in the 17th century. The original inhabitants...
Francisco Pizarro
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Francisco Pizarro

Francisco Pizarro (c. 1478-1541) was a conquistador who led the Spanish conquest of the Inca civilization from 1532. With only a small group of men, Pizarro took advantage of his superior weapons and the fact that the Incas were weakened...
Decolonization in America - Summary on a Map
Video by Geo History

Decolonization in America - Summary on a Map

Let's retrace on maps the various wars that conducted to the independences of all actual countries in America. ——– Part 1, the Pre-Columbian America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yipm-... Part 2, the European conquest of America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er4CM...
Gods of Thunder in Precolonial America - Interview with Tim Pauketat
Video by Kelly Macquire

Gods of Thunder in Precolonial America - Interview with Tim Pauketat

Timothy R. Pauketat is an American archaeologist, director of the Illinois State Archaeological Survey, the Illinois State Archaeologist, and professor of anthropology and medieval studies at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana...
Stono Rebellion
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Stono Rebellion

The Stono Rebellion (also known as Cato's Rebellion or Cato's Conspiracy, 9 September 1739) was the largest slave revolt in the British colonies of North America. Led by an educated slave, Cato (also known as Jemmy), enslaved Black people...
America's Largest Mass Execution: Dakota War 1862
Video by 2 Wheels 1 Compass

America's Largest Mass Execution: Dakota War 1862

This is the darkest chapter in Minnesota History. In Mankato, 38 Dakota were hanged in the largest mass execution in United States History. Just under Fort Snelling, over a thousand Dakota were held in a concentration camp where hundreds...
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