Encore: How did Black Americans forge a cultural identity?

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Bonus Episode: How Does a Chicana Activist Find Her Place in History?

In honor of Women’s History Month, we are sharing a special bonus episode featuring Chicana activist and artist Irma Lerma Barbosa. Her legacy will be preserved for years to come in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History Collections. Irma attended college at a time ...  Show more

Encore: History fails when it ignores the BIPOC women who made it

In honor of Black History Month, Untextbooked is sharing a favorite episode from our archive. Women of color have been at the forefront of many movements, yet are often neglected, demonized, or ignored. Your history class probably didn’t teach you about Josephine Baker, who was n ...  Show more

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