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Smithsonian Channel Presents Black History Month

Honoring the achievements. Remembering the struggle. Smithsonian Channel has compiled this thought-provoking podcast series in celebration of Black History Month.

  • 3 minutes 41 seconds
    What It Takes to Truck Oil 14 Hours a Day
    For hazmat driver Ben Moorhead, a grueling workday starts at the crack of dawn. Here, he walks us through what it's like to transport oil for a living and the science involved in safely testing his precious cargo.
    13 April 2015, 4:00 pm
  • 3 minutes 55 seconds
    Remembering the Aftermath of a Tragic Event
    We sit down with Lonnie Bunch, the director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, to hear his personal recollections of the events following MLK's assassination.
    8 February 2013, 5:00 pm
  • 1 minute 7 seconds
    Marian Anderson in Concert
    Civil Rights history is captured on film as singer Marian Anderson performs for the entire country at the Lincoln Memorial.
    17 February 2012, 5:00 pm
  • 2 minutes 21 seconds
    Let Your Motto Be Resistance
    Curator Deborah Willis describes the National Museum of African American History and Culture's first exhibit.
    17 February 2012, 5:00 pm
  • 2 minutes 29 seconds
    Capturing a Movement
    Scurlock's photography captured the black community of Washington, DC, as they confronted racial segregation on the nation's doorstep.
    10 February 2012, 5:00 pm
  • 2 minutes 54 seconds
    Spotlight on Smithsonian's Newest Museum
    Host Susan Spencer interviews Lonnie Bunch, the founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
    10 February 2012, 5:00 pm
  • 2 minutes
    Zora Neale Hurston and the WPA
    After making a name for herself as an author in the Harlem Renaissance, Zora Neale Hurston became a WPA writer and an enthusiastic anthropologist who studied her subjects by joining in.
    3 February 2012, 5:00 pm
  • 1 minute 55 seconds
    The Winning Architectural Design
    Six world-renowned architects compete for the chance to design the Smithsonian's newest museum, but only one will win the opportunity to build on the National Mall.
    3 February 2012, 5:00 pm
  • 1 minute 43 seconds
    Author Richard Wright: An American Son
    Years before his book Native Son became a best seller, author Richard Wright experienced the hard times of the Great Depression and launched his literary career working on the WPA Writers' Project.
    3 February 2012, 5:00 pm
  • 2 minutes 25 seconds
    A Plan in Place
    On February 1, 1960, the Greensboro Four walked slowly and silently to the Woolworth's lunch counter. They didn't know what the future would bring but they could no longer live with the past.
    26 January 2012, 5:00 pm
  • 48 seconds
    Joseph McNeil of the Greensboro Four
    Joseph McNeil, of the Greensboro Four, was compelled to stand up for his beliefs, regardless of how the rest of the world might react.
    25 January 2012, 5:00 pm
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