Sara Eplin

Past and Present: Metro High School African American History Podcast

History EN ↓ 53 episodes

A student-produced African American history podcast where we explore the important impacts of our (often "forgotten) past on our current situation.

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Sara Eplin

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The Forgotten Treatment Of African American Soldiers 03.03.2021 5:52

Today we talk about how African Americans wanted to fight for their freedom during the civil war. Also, covering their forgotten and often overlooked treatment during the war. We will explore how both sides contributed to this treatment whether helpful or harmful.

All Men are Created "Equal": A History of Slavery and the Constitution 05.02.2021 9:35

A discussion about the systemic inequalities in the United States; starting with the Declaration of Independence and bleeding into our current era. Group #2 explored founding Documents of our country (such as the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution) as well as how these same ironic ideals of "equality" have bled into a modern day experience for Black Americans (for example widespread...

"All Men are Created Equal"-The Hypocrisy of our Founding Fathers 05.02.2021 6:41

This podcast takes an in-depth look at hypocrisy of our Founding Fathers and the founding documents which built our nation. The hosts of this podcast attempt to answer why the founding fathers who had a longing for ideals such as "freedom" and "liberty" only afforded some people those rights while also justifying (and practicing) the enslavement of Africans. The group explores the economic argumen...