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Reconstruction—the period after the Civil War—was meant to give newly freed Black people the same rights as white people. And indeed there were monumental changes once slavery ended—thriving new Black communities, the first Black members in Congress, and a new sense of dignity for many Black Americans. But this time of hope didn’t last long and instead, a deeply segregated United States continued on for another hundred years. Find out what went wrong in this fascinating overview of a troubled time.

The Raised Hat Podcast is where pop-culture and eclectic hobbies collide. The idiom to "raise one's hat" is to praise, salute or pay tribute to someone, and this podcast will choose to do the same in each episode. Whether it's to bring awareness to a topic that deserves it or recommend a film or game. Listen in to hear about sci-fi, games, movies, current events and more! Raise a glass as we, Raise our hat.

Max Axiom explains the science behind volcanoes!

Travel through time and across the globe as Max Axiom explains how and why volcanoes shape and change the Earth's surface! Young listeners' curiosity about the volcanic world will erupt.

A collection of insights, Life Hacks is meant to bring you to a new awareness of how we are constantly experiencing life from the inside out. You are invited to join the author on a journey towards discovering how our "negative" attributes have not only been helpful to us, but essential to our survival; How our thoughts and ideas about life sometimes get us "stuck" (and how to get unstuck), and how we always will and have always had access to an internal GPS system.

Darkness falls on the beautiful trails of Castle Rock, and death strikes without warning. After the first body was found with its throat ripped out, Detective Wade and Dr. Kayla Niccoles seek answers. The coroner reveals the body was riddled with rabies, probably an attack by a rogue bear or wolf.

Interstellar singer spy Jack Jones is at war! When the nefarious octopi Quihiri sabotage the FTL-drives throughout the galaxy, Jack recruits a top-notch troupe of players, including a sentient dog, a baby cloud, and, of course, the crew of the Shakespeare. Can he win the war and fix the FTL-drives while singing a song, making love, and thwarting evil space pirates?

Don’t be scammed! The movement that brought Donald Trump to the White House is under attack by scam artists. Mainstream media, liberal elites and professors, and Antifa-led rioters are promoting a scam, notorious for its long history of failure and disasters. The S.C.A.M. is Socialism, Communism, and Marxism. Attorney and theologian Scott L. Smith, Jr. brings together the 20th century’s greatest defenders of truth to explain once and for all how to defeat scam.

The Culture Soup Podcast is where tech, culture and business collide. Each episode, L. Michelle Smith interviews foremost and emerging thought leaders in the space, with topics driven by hot conversations on social media. She also hosts The Coaching Corner episodes where she shares insights to benefit leaders from an evidence-based approach to executive coaching leveraging neuroscience and positive psychology.

You have just stepped into “Let me Muse” A podcast by me, Kayla L. Smith. I am a follower of Jesus, a Business Owner, Photographer, Entrepreneur, self- pro-claimed thinker, conversationalist, Lover of people, researcher, daughter & friend. I created this podcast, to help us all walk through the topics that actually takes a little pondering to find understanding and just like life, our thoughts are a nuance. I hope in this space, that we all learn to feel a little bit more free, in using this brain, that our creator gave us.

Are you ready to take a different approach to your financial life? This is not your typical financial podcast, we’re inspiring and teaching you how to prosper in your mind, body, and spirit, not just your finances. Join us as we focus on what matters most –– living your best life possible.

For Six Seasons, Aaron Smith brought his own perspective to world events and his brash & often controversial opinions that were the talk of discussion & throughout it all, he kept it real and as always... HE DIDN'T LOSE!!! Aaron will return with a brand new show scheduled for September 2024. Until then please feel free to enjoy the madness and cynical vibes that was Aaron Smith Cant Lose. Follow Aaron On Instagram @theeaaronsmith

Once every 10,000 years, the walls between worlds grow thin. The stars align and Hell is close. It is the time of The Sha'Daa. The mysterious Johnny The Salesman is up to his usual tricks, offering dark magic trades if one is brave enough to barter with him. Johnny's latest ally, the immortal tattoo artist Haumea, just might have the answer to saving the planet from destruction, if she can create enough supernatural tattoos at Mom's Bane tattoo parlor to turn the tide against evil.

A provocative look at the remarkable contributions of high-skill immigrant entrepreneurs in America.

Lina Harker has discovered her grandmother’s secret. She used to be a vampire. Now, Lina’s greatest fear is that a remnant of that vampire DNA is lurking in her cells, waiting to reactivate. Yes, Dracula’s lineage had been destroyed, but the ‘what if’s were too much to imagine. Doggedly following the trail of two families that escaped the Van Helsing purge, she discovers that ‘X’ leads to Climax, Canada. She has her stakes, garlic and holy water ready, but when she arrives, nothing is as she expects.

Travel back in time to the 1920s and 1930s to the sounds of jazz in nightclubs and the 24-hours-a-day bustle of the famous Black neighborhood of Harlem in uptown Manhattan. It was a dazzling time when there was an outpouring of the arts of African Americans - the poetry of Langston Hughes; the novels of Zora Neale Hurston; the sculptures of Augusta Savage; and that brand-new music called jazz as only Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong could play it.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want to try something new? Would you like some guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Greater Than a Tourist book is for you. Greater Than a Tourist - St. Augustine, Florida, USA by author Laurie Smith offers the inside scoop about interesting locations within beautiful and historic St. Augustine, Florida.

This is part memoir and part "how to be a teacher" with an emphasis on literacy and learning through written reflection. I tell the story of becoming a teacher, working in the inner-city, and relate it to how literacy and writing can improve learning.

Fifteen-year-old Simone is not your typical California teenage girl - although she’d like to be. She believes her secret abilities make her weird. While it might be cool to move things with your mind, see ghosts, and sometimes read other people’s thoughts, it isn’t when those things get you into trouble because you can’t control them. Starting sophomore year at a new high school where she knows no one, Simone tries to keep to herself. Those efforts go awry when a couple of ghosts befriend her. And, a popular boy in her English class, Dalton, asks to study together. Dalton’s ex-girlfriend isn’t happy about that.

The August 2018 issue of InJoy Magazine. A collaborative platform for art, encouragement, and loving life in the bay.