031 - Shuffle off to Iowa (feat. Vania Boland)
Shared History
English - August 11, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 80 MB - ★★★★★ - 57 ratingsSociety & Culture History history shared arcade audio chicago comedy women obscure science sports Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Step back in time with National History Day State Coordinator, Vania Boland, as she tells us how Iowa got a head start on a major civil rights issue and Time-Step even further back as Nat dances through the origins of tap dancing. Cass reveals her hidden obsession for tap dancing and her not so hidden obsession for more Iowa history.
William Henry Lane aka Master Juba
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Sources for Alexander Clark Story:
"Alexander Clark and the First Successful School Desegregation Case in the United States," Iowa Pathways - Iowa Public Television, 2012. Courtesy of Iowa Public Television
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State Historical Museum of Iowa
Sources for Tap Dance Story: Vox, Library of Congress, Encyclopedia Britannica
Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
Original Art: Sarah Cruz
About this podcast:
Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
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