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American history preserved through the use of Primary sources, Black History, African American History~ The african experience; Shared by the legends themselves, their descendants, loved ones, genealogist and scholars. Presented by The Gist of Freedom

On-Demand Episodes

Join The Gist of Freedom with host Preston Washington as he welcomes William Jackson, Jacksonville, Florida Public School's Bullying Prevention Director! William will discuss how the Dolphins NFL team could have prevented the... more

The Gist of Freedom is pleased to present to The African Burial Ground Lower Manhattan, Playwright, Judy Tate! Judy is the Producing Artistic Director of The American Slavery Project, a theatrical response to revisionism in this country's... more

Free Blacks, formerly kidnapped and Enslaved-Sued their Captors! Click and Listen tonight at 8pm ET- The Gist of Freedom welcomes Clayton Adams Solomon Northup's descendant. Clayton Adams and Preston Washington, The... more

September 15th is the 50th Anniversary of the "Four Little Girls" Church Bombing- Join The Gist "Gist of Freedom" host Preston Washington and Historian Leslye Joy Allen as they have a disscussion about "The Four Little Girls". I urge... more

Russell Simmons' Apology and Redemption after uploading a "Harriet Tubman Sex Tape".. Produce a film on the life and times of Harriet Tubman with her Descendants? ?The last few days I have been speaking to some of the direct... more

The Christiana deadly Rescue...The Slaver demanded Parker to turn over his ?property? meaning the two African Men he was hunting. Parker, a successful escapee himself, told him he had no ?property? and commanded the slaver... more

Harriet Tubman Sex Tape - a discussion with Attorney & Hip Hop Historian Joseph Haynes Davis!

The Gist of Music-The Sampled Oldies

Abolitionist David Walker's Appeal " I will Stand My Ground" "I will stand my ground" "I will stand my ground. Somebody must die in this cause. I may be doomed to the stake and the fire, or to the scaffold tree, but it is not in me to... more

First Black Church, Mother Bethel 1700's Won Reverse Affirmative Action Supreme Court Decision, In 1816, after a 20 year legal battle, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that, the defendant, Mother Bethel and The Free African... more

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