For generations, the American road trip has been sold as the ultimate symbol of freedom and the open road.From sundown towns to hostile rural sheriffs, history repeatedly proved that for Black folks, the highway was a deadly minefield.A simple family vacation required planning to survive.In this video, we are breaking down how Black travelers outsmarted the Jim Crow highway.Audio Onemichistory.comFollow me on Instagram: @onemic_historyFollow me on Substack: https://onemicblackhistorypodcast.substack.com/Follow me on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@onemic_historyPlease support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=25697914Buy me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Countryboi2m

In 1995, A Goofy Movie was nothing more than an $18 million corporate afterthought.From the character's literal foundation in 1930s minstrel shows to the studio completely burying its theatrical release, history repeatedly proved that Disney executives had zero respect for this project.They expected it to quietly fade into obscurity.In this video, we are breaking down how Black millennials took a studio throwaway and turned it in to pure Black joy.

For generations, the story was sold to Black folks that Nat Turner’s rebellion ended at the gallows in 1831.From the slaughter of over 120 innocent Black people to the dissection of Turner’s body, history repeatedly proved that white folks weren’t interested in just an execution.They wanted complete and total erasure.In this video, we are breaking down what really happened to Nat Turner’s body.We will look at the true story, why they were terrified of him becoming a martyr, and the 190-year mystery of his missing bones.