I'm in love with this series. In The Bahamas we do learn about how the loyalist fled to other British colonies, often bringing their slaves with them. I had no idea some of them were promised freedom.
As I get older and better understand the history of my own country and the generations of suffering imposed on black Americans, I am both baffled and in awe of the fact that any black American would ever want to serve the United States.
I was taught in school that lots of Black people fought with the American colonists, and in a few limited cases, some were promised their freedom in exchange for their service, I never realized that a much larger number of Black people were on the British side or that many of those people wound up enslaved in other British colonies after the war! It is mind boggling sometimes how much of my own nation's history was not taught in full detail to me in school and I am forever thankful to CrashCourse for picking up some of the gaps my education left out on
Down my linage I am related to a man named Toby Gilmore, he was actually a freed slave from the American revolution, our local museum actually has an exhibit of his life before and after being freed. Very cool to listen to this crash course and be able to think of him directly! And all the other episodes as well! Thanks!!
I love this TH-cam channel because I love learning . I love all of the videos . It reminds me of when I was in elementary school . I miss those days . But one thing I know is alot of the things that I have learned is they didn't teach me alot about Black history . That was wrong . I will say that I did have very good teachers . Beautiful . Thank yall .
I must say the timing of this episode is just **chefs kiss** I just finished crash course American History which I started after finding this course. The two go together really well and I feel like once this course is done it would be an awesome idea to have a playlist with both courses intermixed to see both perspectives of the same events/time periods side by side.
Thank you so much for this Crash Course in Black American History. If only right-wing media would broadcast the entire series. A lot of their viewers could use an education in Black American History.
Love this series! Not only am I enjoying it more than any other crash course so far, these videos are such a great additional resource for my American History class. Is there a day the videos usually come up?
@crashcourse I may add that after the revolutionary war, some of the enslaved Africans who fought for the British were given land in Trinidad and their descendants are still here.
James Forten served on colonial warship when he 14. He was captured by British. He went on to become one of the richest men in America. He was an abolitionist. He was also a complicated man. He was part of the small black upperclass in antebellum Philadelphia. I hope one day someone makes a film about them. A slim book was written about them by a black historian James Wilson. I highly recommend it. Also read about a black regiment on in the revolutionary war. I hope a film is made about them as well. I had imagined densel Washington as lead. But he’s too old now…or maybe not…🤔
Great video although I'd like to point out that John Adams was one of the more active opponents of slavery among the Founding Fathers regardless of his statements within the context of serving as a defense attorney.
Funny, just started watching HBO’s *John Adams* miniseries. They dramatized that courtroom scene and it looked great. Seemed to capture the Massachusetts of the day BUT the monologue of Adams arguments were pretty different - not at all racist sounding. Weird, huh. Guess they couldn't literally quote him.
I'm in love with this series. In The Bahamas we do learn about how the loyalist fled to other British colonies, often bringing their slaves with them. I had no idea some of them were promised freedom.
"Black History is American History."
-Morgan Freeman
Have been missing this series! As a Brit we are taught surprisingly little of this in school so I'm finding it really interesting!
As I get older and better understand the history of my own country and the generations of suffering imposed on black Americans, I am both baffled and in awe of the fact that any black American would ever want to serve the United States.
I was taught in school that lots of Black people fought with the American colonists, and in a few limited cases, some were promised their freedom in exchange for their service, I never realized that a much larger number of Black people were on the British side or that many of those people wound up enslaved in other British colonies after the war! It is mind boggling sometimes how much of my own nation's history was not taught in full detail to me in school and I am forever thankful to CrashCourse for picking up some of the gaps my education left out on
I'm so glad you pointed this part of history. It's see another black person talk about our history.
Down my linage I am related to a man named Toby Gilmore, he was actually a freed slave from the American revolution, our local museum actually has an exhibit of his life before and after being freed. Very cool to listen to this crash course and be able to think of him directly! And all the other episodes as well! Thanks!!
Learn more here than I ever did in school about black history.
I’m so glad you are doing this series. Thank you.
I love this TH-cam channel because I love learning . I love all of the videos . It reminds me of when I was in elementary school . I miss those days . But one thing I know is alot of the things that I have learned is they didn't teach me alot about Black history . That was wrong . I will say that I did have very good teachers . Beautiful . Thank yall .
I appreciate this series so much!
i love that they are the hamilton characters. so clever. they know we are nerds
I must say the timing of this episode is just **chefs kiss**
I just finished crash course American History which I started after finding this course. The two go together really well and I feel like once this course is done it would be an awesome idea to have a playlist with both courses intermixed to see both perspectives of the same events/time periods side by side.
Love this new series so much
I love that Hamilton Reference
Favorite Crash Course ever
I love these!
“Rest if you must but don’t you quit” 🤙🏿
I love this channel. And this series.
I've been looking for a video to show my students about POC in the AWI. This is it. Masterfully done.
Thank you so much for this Crash Course in Black American History. If only right-wing media would broadcast the entire series. A lot of their viewers could use an education in Black American History.
Such interesting context! Excellent!
The new book, "How the Word is Passed" is a very helpful extension of this.
Love this series! Not only am I enjoying it more than any other crash course so far, these videos are such a great additional resource for my American History class. Is there a day the videos usually come up?
Love this series.
Great and insightful content as always. Keep up the good work.
What a great video to drop on the weekend of July 4th
“ Some beef is everlasting “~NAS
@crashcourse I may add that after the revolutionary war, some of the enslaved Africans who fought for the British were given land in Trinidad and their descendants are still here.
I’m learning so much in this series
That intro was SO GOOD!!!
Really enjoy this series! I plan to watch every video in this series. Thank you!
Thank you for the terrific educational videos. You're a great teacher!
James Forten served on colonial warship when he 14. He was captured by British. He went on to become one of the richest men in America. He was an abolitionist. He was also a complicated man. He was part of the small black upperclass in antebellum Philadelphia. I hope one day someone makes a film about them. A slim book was written about them by a black historian James Wilson. I highly recommend it.
Also read about a black regiment on in the revolutionary war. I hope a film is made about them as well. I had imagined densel Washington as lead. But he’s too old now…or maybe not…🤔
Great video although I'd like to point out that John Adams was one of the more active opponents of slavery among the Founding Fathers regardless of his statements within the context of serving as a defense attorney.
Funny, just started watching HBO’s *John Adams* miniseries. They dramatized that courtroom scene and it looked great. Seemed to capture the Massachusetts of the day BUT the monologue of Adams arguments were pretty different - not at all racist sounding. Weird, huh. Guess they couldn't literally quote him.
Outstanding.. A+
History, if not learned and heeded, is doomed to repeat itself.
This is my favourute crash course yet
“Imagine living in a place where your labor exists primarily for someone else’s benefit.”
I see you also live in a capitalist society.
Thank you
I love this series! And with each episode, I yell in frustration "Why wasn't I taught this in school!" Then again, I grew up in Florida.
Whenever I see it all kicking off in the street I pick up a big stick, get right into the middle of it and... lean on my stick.
I wonder why someone would thumbs down this…hummmm
Lol. There was a great twist at the beginning there!
I love this
Thank you! Another good one.
Nice video
“Movies in the 90s”… thank you for acknowledging that this does NOT happen anymore in modern movies!!
great video!
Another great summary. Thanks for the brief educational history lesson.
Still being taken to school by CC all these years later.
Well put.
I was just talking about this
Right in time for 4th of July. 😉
Okay, but did anyone notice how the founding fathers were from Hamilton in the first clip??
Nice intro
Never clicked so fast in my life.
First!
I will admit that my political views may not be in full alignment. But this series is very good. This episode in particular.
..interesting lesson..What AGE should we introduce this lesson to? Additionally it would be a true education to correctly identify a ""Peoples""😉
Ironic that the really oppressed in america (native and african american) fought with the british in 1776
🤣 that movie cross reference with Crispus
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The Americans were just as tyrannical as the British.
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Lol. Imagine
Lol lol 😂 lol