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XCast: Voices of the UnforgottenClaudette Colvin - Episode 11๐ Companion Learning ResourceThis episode includes a FREE downloadable worksheet designed for grades Kโ12 to deepen understanding and reflection.Download here:๐๐ฟhttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_7n89RryLMsepJ24OwecIW4NL_fCxaHb?usp=sharingMost people know the name Rosa Parks.But before Rosa Parks, there was a 15-year-old girl.On March 2, 1955, Claudette Colvin refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama โ nine months before the moment that would become one of the most recognized acts in American history. She was arrested, han...
2026-03-2113 minXCast: Voices of the UnforgottenSeptima Clark โ Episode 10๐ Companion Learning ResourceThis episode includes a FREE downloadable worksheet designed for grades Kโ12 to deepen understanding and reflection.Download here:๐๐ฟhttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1zSXld4APnSO7rIlitrfbrElhfXwcN31m?usp=sharingThe Teacher Who Helped a Movement Learn to FightMost people learn about the Civil Rights Movement through famous marches, speeches, and protests.But behind many of those moments was a teacher.Septima Clark believed that education was one of the most powerful weapons against injustice. Long before many people could safely protest in the stre...
2026-03-1412 minXCast: Voices of the UnforgottenMary McLeod Bethune - Episode 9๐ Companion Learning ResourceThis episode includes a FREE downloadable worksheet designed for grades Kโ12 to deepen understanding and reflection.Download here:๐ https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1KlKm0n-6WARx5X9HbTESVjbC68dGHWKu?usp=sharingMary McLeod Bethune understood something many people overlook:Education is power.Born in 1875 to parents who had been enslaved, Bethune grew up in a world where opportunities for Black Americans โ especially Black women โ were intentionally limited. But she believed knowledge could break barriers that laws and prejudice tried to enforce.With just $1.50 and an unshakabl...
2026-03-0713 minXCast: Voices of the UnforgottenUncle Tom - Episode 8๐ Companion Learning ResourceThis episode includes a FREE downloadable worksheet designed for grades Kโ12 to deepen understanding and reflection.Download here:๐ https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xpvTgIQRlJTXA8K2ys3peywvAlT-9UIs?usp=sharingMost people use the name โUncle Tomโ as an insult.But almost no one has read the original story.In this episode, we unpack the truth behind one of the most weaponized labels in American culture. We go back to 1852 and examine how Uncle Tom was originally written โ a man who refused to betray other enslaved people, even w...
2026-02-2811 minXCast: Voices of the UnforgottenMARY ELLEN PLEASANT โThe Woman Who Financed Freedomโ Episode 7๐ Companion Learning ResourceThis episode includes a FREE downloadable worksheet designed for grades Kโ12 to deepen understanding and reflection.Download here:๐๐ฟ https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xpvTgIQRlJTXA8K2ys3peywvAlT-9UIs?usp=sharingMary Ellen Pleasant was one of the most powerful โ and most misunderstood โ Black women of the 19th century.A formerly enslaved woman who became a wealthy entrepreneur in Gold Rushโera California, Pleasant used her financial influence to fund abolitionist efforts, support freedom fighters, and challenge discriminatory laws in court. She was not just surviving in a system built against her...
2026-02-2128 minXCast: Voices of the UnforgottenHenry Box Brown - Episode 6๐ Companion Learning ResourceThis episode includes a FREE downloadable worksheet designed to deepen understanding and reflection.Download here:๐๐ฟ https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xpvTgIQRlJTXA8K2ys3peywvAlT-9UIs?usp=sharingHenry Box Brown did something almost unimaginable.In 1849, enslaved in Virginia, he placed himself inside a small wooden shipping crate and mailed himself to freedom. For 27 hours, confined in darkness with barely enough air to survive, he trusted that courage and faith would carry him to Philadelphia โ and to liberty.But his story does not end with escape.After arr...
2026-02-1418 minXCast: Voices of the UnforgottenIda B. Wells - Episode 5๐ Companion Learning ResourceThis episode includes a FREE downloadable worksheet designed to deepen understanding and reflection.Download here:๐๐ฟ https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ViZxAPw_OOob_CW8-Qtddp63pHXjxxe_?usp=sharingโ Ida B. Wells was more than a journalist โ she was a truth-teller in an era where telling the truth could get you killed.In this episode, we explore how Ida B. Wells used investigative journalism as a weapon against lynching, racial terror, and silence. At a time when lies were law and violence was protected, she documented the truth with precision, courage, and zero apology...
2026-02-0719 minXCast: Voices of the UnforgottenLewis Latimer - Episode 4๐ Download the Lewis Latimer Episode Worksheets (Kโ12):๐๐ฟhttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fdezbA--H3SqRbD-NDSLsi7xoh5nG-Us?usp=sharingThese worksheets are designed for classrooms, homeschool, and independent learners.This episode is for listeners who want to understand the untold truths of American history and the people whose intellect and innovation shaped the modern world.Itโs designed for:Adults and young adults who care about Black history, science, and innovationEducators, parents, and lifelong learners seeking stories left out of textbooksPodcast listeners who value storytelling...
2026-01-3115 minXCast: Voices of the UnforgottenFRANCES ELLEN WATKINS HARPER - EPISODE 3๐ Download the Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Episode Worksheets (Kโ12):๐๐ฟ https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/159CD5v4iW0UoY231TcR3v9RPsAkYWMM3?usp=sharingThese worksheets are designed for classrooms, homeschool, and independent learners.This episode is for listeners who want to understand the untold truths of American history and the people whose voices shaped change through words, courage, and conviction.Itโs designed for:Adults and young adults who care about Black history, literature, and social justiceEducators, parents, and lifelong learners seeking stories left out of textbooks...
2026-01-2417 min
XCast: Voices of the UnforgottenRobert Smalls - The General Who Freed Himself - Episode 2๐ Download the Robert Smalls Episode Worksheets (Kโ12):๐๐ฟ https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1RP1N0jcTg4ImggZvyYPOJBgERxYkCeSq?usp=sharingThese worksheets are designed for classrooms, homeschool, and independent learners.This episode is for listeners who want to understand the untold truths of American history and the people whose courage forced change.Itโs designed for:Adults and young adults who care about Black history, freedom, and historical truthEducators, parents, and lifelong learners seek...
2026-01-1726 minXCast: Voices of the UnforgottenMary Turner - The Catalyst-Episode 1๏ปฟ๐ Download the Mary Turner Episode Worksheets (Kโ12):๐๐ฟhttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OpagoaC5ofp5e5a9BNJmRU_0l0HXOnxU?usp=sharingThese worksheets are designed for classrooms, homeschool, and independent learners.โ ๏ธ Content Warning:This episode discusses racial violence and historical trauma. Viewer discretion is advised.This episode is for listeners who want to understand the untold truths of American history and the people whose courage forced change.Itโs designed for:Adults and young adults wh...
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