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Black History Year

This Historically Black Town has an Important Lesson for All of Us

Black History Year

PushBlack

History, Society & Culture

4.32.1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2023

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Lincoln Heights was full of hard-working Black people. The town’s history dates back to the 1920s when Black Southerners migrated to the Northern California town because they were promised something crucial. _____________ 2-Minute Black History is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company. PushBlack exists to amplify the stories of Black history you didn't learn in school. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at BlackHistoryYear.com — most people donate $10 a month, but every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share it with your people! Thanks for supporting the work. The production team for this podcast includes Cydney Smith, Len Webb, and Lilly Workneh. Our editors are Lance John and Avery Phillips from Gifted Sounds Network. Julian Walker serves as executive producer. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

In 1963, America's Georgia, 15 black girls joined a protest.

0:05.9

One for the matinee, please.

0:08.0

Negroes, hit your tickets in the back.

0:11.0

We just want tickets to see the show. Here comes a whole mess of tickets for each. in the Based on the true story, Push Black presents The Stolen Girls of America's.

0:27.0

Listen and follow on the Odyssey app, or wherever you find your podcast.

0:37.0

Lincoln Heights was full of hard-working black people. The town's history dates back to the 1920s where black southerners migrated to the

0:42.0

Northern California town because they were promised

0:45.1

something crucial.

0:47.1

This is two-minute black history.

0:49.2

What you didn't learn in school. The new Lincoln Heights residents were promised employment

0:57.8

working in a sawmill. The town had his own church, barber shop,

1:02.2

nightclubs, and even more.

1:04.0

Therefore, it flourished, but after poverty struck, many black people left.

1:09.6

However, there was one thing that stayed.

1:13.0

The sawmill companies would, that still remained, left it vulnerable to wildfires.

1:19.2

Now, wildfires are something that we think don't affect black people.

1:23.0

However, we're 50% more vulnerable to them than other communities.

1:28.0

Laken Heights would be an unfortunate example of that.

1:32.0

In 2020, a wildfire struck the town leaving many families

1:37.2

devastated. So moving forward what should we do in the midst of a wildfire?

1:46.0

One of the best things to do when you can't evacuate your home is to stay inside and stay away from outside walls, that is, according to the United States

1:56.5

Department of Agriculture. The department gives more tips on their website. In order to move towards the future, you've got to look to the past.

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