Untold Stories
Episodes and information that are part of our Untold Stories series.
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The Untold Story of “The Star Spangled Banner”
You probably learned in school all about the story of Francis Scott Key watching the “rockets red glare” and “bombs…
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The Untold Story of the Story That I Told: Correcting Mistakes When Teaching Kids About Slavery
Did you read the title of this episode? It’s a doozy! As convoluted as “The Untold Story of the Story That I Told” is, I couldn’t resist calling this newest…
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4 Podcasts to Hep You Learn More About Martin Luther King Jr.
To say Martin Luther King Jr.’s work has impacted my own anti-racism work is an understatement. His legacy is foundational to so much of my experience as a Black person…
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What is a Decolonized Story? Here Are 3 Characteristics
We hear all the time how the episodes in our Untold Stories series are some of everyone’s favorites — and we totally agree! Part of what makes our Untold Stories…
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The Scariest Costume: An Untold Story of Appropriation
When the team here at First Name Basis was doing the research for our recent episode “Alcatraz: An Untold Story of Indigenous Resistance,” we came across the story of the…
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You Know the Truth About Christopher Columbus. What Should You Do Now?
We need to stop celebrating Columbus Day — immediately. By celebrating Columbus Day, our country has erased the history of Indigenous Peoples, and now is the time to give it…
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Alcatraz: An Untold Story of Indigenous Resistance
Alcatraz. What comes to your mind when you hear the name of that little island off the coast of San Francisco? For me, I heard “Alcatraz” and I pictured that…
