The Humanity Archive Podcast
Step into the shadows of history where we rip through the pages of the forgotten and the overlooked. I'm Jermaine, your guide, armed with nothing but a microphone and a thirst for the stories that time tried to erase. Ready for a history lesson like no other? Welcome to The Humanity Archive – we tell the stories of the historically unheard.
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King Kamehameha
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In the heart of the Pacific, a warrior dances with destiny to unify a fragmented realm.
Slavery’s Trail of Tears
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This is the "Trail of Tears" history left out.
What You Don't Know About Harriet Tubman's Fight for Freedom!
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Dr. Etta Fields Black traces Tubman’s footsteps in the Combahee River Raid, framed through her own deep roots in the Gullah Geechee community.
Socrates: Question Injustice
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To challenge the moral corruption of ancient Athens, Socrates ignited a civic and ethical revolution.
The Terrifying Truth about Crownsville Hospital
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Jermaine Fowler interviews Antonia Hilton, who reveals the harrowing history of Crownsville Hospital as a 'house of horrors,' through a decade of research that connects past injustices in mental health care to our current challenges.
The Epic of Sundiata: Legendary Founder of the Mali Empire
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Sundiata Keita founded one of the most powerful empires in human history.
How Tiny Acts Rewrite History
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Jermaine Fowler talks to Sharon McMahon (@sharonsaysso) about her journey from a teacher to an Instagram influencer in nonpartisan government education.
Is Childhood Anxiety Robbing Kids of Their Innocence
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In 'A State of Anxiety,' we pause to reflect on the history of childhood stress.
The Salem Witch Trials
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Step into the chilling tale of Salem's witch trials, a story of fear, betrayal, and the deadly cost of ignorance.
Dante’s Inferno
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Take a trip with through Dante's Hell, where the fire's hot but the questions are hotter.
The Woke Panic
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In 'Woke Panic,' we unravel a growing crisis in education where essential aspects of marginalized history are being suppressed and erased.
First Baptist Church
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In this special episode, I recount my visit to First Baptist Church, where I uncovered the history of struggles and triumphs that shaped a community.
Atomic Shadows
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In this episode, we reveal the obscured human cost of the Atomic Age, with a specific lens on Hispanic displacement and the lingering shadows of nuclear fallout.
Global Inferno- The Hottest Month in Recorded History
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Amidst the rising indifference of a warming planet, July 2023 gave the world a stark warning. The highest temperatures in recorded history.
An Indigenous People’s History
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In this episode I share some powerful takeaways from the book 'An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States' by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz.
James Baldwin: The Fire Next Time
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Join me as we journey through the fiercely eloquent and starkly candid prose of James Baldwins book 'The Fire Next Time.’
Women's Suffrage Part II: Remastered
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The women’s suffrage movement was a decades-long fight to win the right to vote for women in America.
Women's Suffrage: Remastered
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The women’s suffrage movement was a decades-long fight to win the right to vote for women in America.
Book Reading- The Humanity Archive Prologue
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In this podcast episode, Jermaine Fowler takes listeners on a thought-provoking and emotional journey through his book, The Humanity Archive: Recovering the Soul of Black History from a Whitewashed American Myth.
Harriet Tubman
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In the midst of the unspeakable horror of American chattel slavery, figures like Harriet Tubman emerged to challenge the system.