Tapestry in Black https://TapestryinBlack.podbean.com Black stories are the fabric and tapestry of America and make up an endless cornucopia of soulful and life-changing experiences. The stories are different but the blackness is the same. The Tapestry in Black podcast series, shares stories of the black people that lived them. Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:11:52 -0500 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2022 All rights reserved. History 1440 episodic The stories are different but the blackness is the same. Black stories are the fabric and tapestry of America and make up an endless cornucopia of soulful and life-changing experiences. The Tapestry in Black podcast series, shares stories of the black people that lived them. Zen Zen Mobile Zen Zen Mobile No false https://feed.podbean.com/TapestryinBlack/feed.xml https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/15516032/cover-art-3000_pnzw74.jpg Tapestry in Black https://TapestryinBlack.podbean.com 144 144 Thornton Perkins, The Struggle for Freedom. Thornton Perkins, The Struggle for Freedom. https://TapestryinBlack.podbean.com/e/i-had-to-join-the-civil-rights-struggle/ https://TapestryinBlack.podbean.com/e/i-had-to-join-the-civil-rights-struggle/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:11:52 -0500 TapestryinBlack.podbean.com/c250bec1-8620-3d5e-9881-f769aa73d13f Black historian and 60s civil rights activist Thornton Perkins was at the very protest where Stokely Carmichael proclaimed “we don’t want non-violence, we want black power.” This marked a shift from King’s peaceful philosophy to Charmichael’s more radical approach within the movement. 

Inspired to take action by Bloody Sunday, Thornton leaped into the struggle headfirst knowing his life could be in danger.

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Inspired to take action by Bloody Sunday, Thornton leaped into the struggle headfirst knowing his life could be in danger.

]]> Zen Zen Mobile false No 956 5 full Black in Vietnam Black in Vietnam https://TapestryinBlack.podbean.com/e/black-in-vietnam/ https://TapestryinBlack.podbean.com/e/black-in-vietnam/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2023 16:51:42 -0500 TapestryinBlack.podbean.com/c09dcaba-3470-30cb-933c-4a9b6270c9af In many cities and towns, being drafted or signing up to go to Vietnam was the only way out, and most minorities ended up on the frontlines. If fighting for your life wasn’t enough, most black soldiers had to deal with the racism that was brought over from America. Mr. Louis Thomas dealt with both.

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]]> Zen Zen Mobile false No 904 4 full Larry Bragg, Coming of Age in The 60s Larry Bragg, Coming of Age in The 60s https://TapestryinBlack.podbean.com/e/larry-bragg-coming-of-age-in-the-60s/ https://TapestryinBlack.podbean.com/e/larry-bragg-coming-of-age-in-the-60s/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2022 09:15:14 -0500 TapestryinBlack.podbean.com/1340ea41-8e3a-30eb-9b0c-048f8023b6a6 Zen Zen Mobile false No 840 1 3 full Why I Joined The Black Power Movement Why I Joined The Black Power Movement https://TapestryinBlack.podbean.com/e/how-i-joined-the-black-power-movement/ https://TapestryinBlack.podbean.com/e/how-i-joined-the-black-power-movement/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2022 09:41:25 -0500 TapestryinBlack.podbean.com/c8b0e3e1-66c2-348f-bc59-3453d79dcffa It was 1959 When a young woman from Detroit Michigan moved to New York she took full advantage of everything the big apple had to offer.  Far removed from the heated south and its civil rights movement, New York’s ritz, clamor, and diversity were all she needed. That changed in a heartbeat in 1960, when She heard the dynamic Malcolm X speak.

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]]> Zen Zen Mobile false No 648 1 2 full Heck No, I Wont Go Heck No, I Wont Go https://TapestryinBlack.podbean.com/e/heck-no-i-wont-go/ https://TapestryinBlack.podbean.com/e/heck-no-i-wont-go/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2022 09:22:37 -0500 TapestryinBlack.podbean.com/3d340a71-56d4-3302-ab14-86ddec5b0262 The thought of being drafted to go fight a war on the day of your birthday is a frightening one. But telling the United States government, no you won’t go is even more frightening because of the consequences, yet many did just that.  Young blacks and whites took a stand and fought not to go to Vietnam, This is Gerold Smith's story.

]]> The thought of being drafted to go fight a war on the day of your birthday is a frightening one. But telling the United States government, no you won’t go is even more frightening because of the consequences, yet many did just that.  Young blacks and whites took a stand and fought not to go to Vietnam, This is Gerold Smith's story.

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