6 episodes

Stories from history that we teach in class today, but were swept under the rug back in the day.

I Wish I Learned That in School Mathews & Montanaro

    • History

Stories from history that we teach in class today, but were swept under the rug back in the day.

    Welcome

    Welcome

    Mr. Mathews and Mr. Montanaro share their inspiration for making a history podcast to share with our school community.

    • 2 min
    Scramble for Africa

    Scramble for Africa

    The reverberations of an 1884 meeting in which the European powers divided up the entire continent of Africa for colonization and exploitation.

    • 15 min
    From Wilson to Wells

    From Wilson to Wells

    Mathews and Montanaro contrast the lives and impacts of Woodrow Wilson and Ida B. Wells-Barnett and discuss the reasons why our school recently changed its name.

    • 13 min
    Believe, Obey, Fight

    Believe, Obey, Fight

    Lessons and warning signs from post-WWI conspiracy theories and the rise of fascism.

    • 21 min
    1969 Occupation of Alcatraz, Part 1

    1969 Occupation of Alcatraz, Part 1

    Part one of a two-part series on the 1969 Occupation of Alcatraz Island by the Indians of All Tribes: honoring and reclaiming the erased history of Native American nations and cultures; examining the origin and impact of European settler colonialism in North America

    • 23 min
    1969 Occupation of Alcatraz, Part 2

    1969 Occupation of Alcatraz, Part 2

    Conclusion of our two-part series on the 1969 occupation of Alcatraz Island by the Indians of All Tribes: the tipping point for the modern Native American resistance movement in the United States.

    • 24 min

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