Explore the tales and beginnings of North Iowa's businesses, people and establishments.
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Discover Iowa’s role in the advancement of civil rights. Learn how landmark Iowa court cases, the Iowa Underground Railroad, Iowa towns like Buxton, and Iowa civil rights pioneers like Alexander G. Clark, Ralph Montgomery, Edna Griffin, and more guided the future of the state and the nation. We will look at how the nation’s path forward might be discovered by gleaning the wisdom of Iowa's history. For any questions or suggestions, please email Erick at iacivilrightshistorypodcast@gmail.com
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Welcome to the Class. Here, we'll explore some of the most influential/classical books and documents ever written on the subject of political philosophy, Religion, Literature, and more. Most importantly, we will try to understand their modern relevance. This podcast serves two primary purposes, which I'd like to refer to as my "dual motivations." Firstly, it fulfills a personal and somewhat self-serving objective: to archive all the valuable insights and teachings I've had the privilege of r ...
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Send us a Text Message. Conversation with "Lionel Foster" about his life. Thank you for listening. Host: Erick Nganyange For any questions or suggestion, please contact: ericknga7@gmail.comBy Erick Nganyange
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Carrie Chapman Catt - (Karen Kedrowski) - Part 2
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Send us a Text Message. Part 2 of the conversation of Carrie Chapman Catt Catt was born on January 9, 1859, in Ripon, Wisconsin, the second of three children of Lucius and Maria (Clinton) Lane. In 1866, at the close of the Civil War, the family moved to a farm near Charles City, Iowa. I had the privilege of sitting down with Karen Kedrowski, the di…
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Send us a Text Message. How it all started with "Primelife Clinic" with the founder Melanie L. Spencer Thank you for listening. Host: Erick Nganyange For any questions or suggestion, please contact: ericknga7@gmail.comBy Erick Nganyange
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Carrie Chapman Catt - (Karen Kedrowski) - Part 1
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Send us a Text Message. Catt was born on January 9, 1859, in Ripon, Wisconsin, the second of three children of Lucius and Maria (Clinton) Lane. In 1866, at the close of the Civil War, the family moved to a farm near Charles City, Iowa. I had the privilege of sitting down with Karen Kedrowski, the director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women…
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Send us a Text Message. Support the Show. Thank you for listening. You can contact us @: ericknga7@gmail.comBy Erick Nganyange and Ron Cline
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Send us a Text Message. Conversation with the founder and publisher of Black Iowa News Dana James on her life as a journalist, state of the media, black media and life in general Support the Show. Thank you for listening. For any questions, suggestions, recommendations, or corrections on any historical facts; please contact Host: Erick Nganyange Em…
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Living Free - (Jani Dahlin & Molly Gummert)
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Send us a Text Message. How it all started with "Living Free Ministry" with the founder Jani Dahlin and one of the residence Molly Gummert Thank you for listening. Host: Erick Nganyange For any questions or suggestion, please contact: ericknga7@gmail.comBy Erick Nganyange
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Introduction To The Bible - (Kory Eastvold)
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Send us a Text Message. Guest Teacher Kory Eastvold, Bible conversation. Support the Show. Thank you for listening. You can contact us @: ericknga7@gmail.comBy Erick Nganyange and Ron Cline
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Send us a Text Message. The Sioux City Ghosts were an all-black fast-pitch softball team in Sioux City, Iowa. Their exceptional skills and unique style of playing created a legacy that very few can match. It all started in 1925 as a boy’s club. After class, they would gather near the former Hopkins school along West 7th and Panoah Street in Sioux C…
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Fat Hill Brewing & Three Bells Books - (Molly Angstman & Jake Rajewsky)
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Send us a Text Message. How it all started with "Fat Hill Brewing and Three Bells Books" with the owners Molly Angstman and Jake Rajewsky Thank you for listening. Host: Erick Nganyange For any questions or suggestion, please contact: ericknga7@gmail.comBy Erick Nganyange
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Elite Boxing Academy and Fitness - (Mark Sainci)
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Send us a Text Message. How it all started with "Elite Boxing Academy and Fitness" with the owner - Mark Sainci Thank you for listening. Host: Erick Nganyange For any questions or suggestion, please contact: ericknga7@gmail.comBy Erick Nganyange
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Professor Ron takes us on a classical tour of London. Support the Show. Thank you for listening. You can contact us @: ericknga7@gmail.comBy Erick Nganyange and Ron Cline
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Professor Ron takes us on a classical tour of Paris. Support the Show. Thank you for listening. You can contact us @: ericknga7@gmail.comBy Erick Nganyange and Ron Cline
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3 On The Tree Coffee & Cafe - (Nyle Berger & Lindsay Greenwood)
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Send us a Text Message. How it all started with "3 on The Tree Coffee & Cafe" with the owners Nyle Berger and Lindsay Greenwood Thank you for listening. Host: Erick Nganyange For any questions or suggestion, please contact: ericknga7@gmail.comBy Erick Nganyange
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Send us a Text Message. James B. Morris Sr. was a World War I veteran, lawyer, journalist, civil rights pioneer, leader, and a role model for his generation of African Americans living in Iowa. He was the owner and publisher of the longtime nation’s first black newspaper the Bystander. In this episode, I have JB Morris's grandson William Morris tal…
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Clear Lake Classical School - (Cory Gerdts)
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Send us a Text Message. How it all started with Clear Lake Christian Classical School with Headmaster "Cory Gerdts" Thank you for listening. Host: Erick Nganyange For any questions or suggestion, please contact: ericknga7@gmail.comBy Erick Nganyange
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Spirit Lake Massacre - (Prof. Kevin Mason)
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Send us a Text Message. On March 8, 1857, a conflict erupted between settlers and Native Americans, and Professor Kevin Mason(Waldorf University) gives us a detailed account of what led to the outbreak of violence. Professor Mason researched and wrote extensively on this topic. He is an Assistant Professor of History at Waldorf University. He teach…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Professor Ron takes us on a classical tour of Rome. Support the Show. Thank you for listening. You can contact us @: ericknga7@gmail.comBy Erick Nganyange and Ron Cline
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Healing Hands - (Dr. Solomon Ondoma)
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Send us a Text Message. How it all started with a Neurosurgeon Dr. Solomon Ondoma. Thank you for listening. Host: Erick Nganyange For any questions or suggestion, please contact: ericknga7@gmail.comBy Erick Nganyange
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19th Century Black Iowans - (Dr. David Brodnax, Sr.) - Part 2
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Send us a Text Message. Part 2 of the conversation with history professor, Dr. David Brodnax on black Iowans in the 19th century. Support the Show. Thank you for listening. For any questions, suggestions, recommendations, or corrections on any historical facts; please contact Host: Erick Nganyange Email: iacivilrightshistorypodcast@gmail.com Follow…
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Amazing Women of Early Mason City - (Pat Schultz)
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Send us a Text Message. Conversation with Pat Schultz on Early Mason City Women. The book called "Amazing Women of Early Mason City" Thank you for listening. Host: Erick Nganyange For any questions or suggestion, please contact: ericknga7@gmail.comBy Erick Nganyange
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19th Century Black Iowans - (Dr. David Brodnax, Sr.) - Part 1
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Send us a Text Message. Conversation with history professor, Dr. David Brodnax about black Iowans in the 19th century. Support the Show. Thank you for listening. For any questions, suggestions, recommendations, or corrections on any historical facts; please contact Host: Erick Nganyange Email: iacivilrightshistorypodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Face…
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Send us a Text Message. Conversation with Day Peace. Thank you for listening. Host: Erick Nganyange For any questions or suggestion, please contact: ericknga7@gmail.comBy Erick Nganyange
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Professor Ron takes us on a classical tour of Athens Greece. Support the Show. Thank you for listening. You can contact us @: ericknga7@gmail.comBy Erick Nganyange and Ron Cline
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Clark Vs Board of School Directors - (Russell Lovell)
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Send us a Text Message. In April 1868, Iowa Supreme Court issue a decision to desegregated its public schools. That decision made Iowa the first state in the nation to desegregated its public schools. Support the Show. Thank you for listening. For any questions, suggestions, recommendations, or corrections on any historical facts; please contact Ho…
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Send us a Text Message. Conversation with Coach P Thank you for listening. Host: Erick Nganyange For any questions or suggestion, please contact: ericknga7@gmail.comBy Erick Nganyange
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Black Iowans In Defense of the Nation, 1863-1991 - (William S. Morris)
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Send us a Text Message. William Morris stands out as a contributing author within the pages of the renowned Iowan publication, "Outside In: African-American History in Iowa, 1838-2000." His distinctive contribution resonates through Chapter 5 of this work, entitled "Black Iowans in Defense of the Nation: 1863 to 1991." Generously, William engaged i…
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Laches - (Socrates Asks, What is Courage?)
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Send us a Text Message. In this Plato's dialogue, Socrates engages in a discussion with two prominent Athenians, Laches and Nicias, about the nature and definition of the virtue of courage. The dialogue centers around the question of what courage truly is and whether it can be taught. Support the Show. Thank you for listening. You can contact us @:…
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Send us a Text Message. Conversation with Dave Grooters about his life. Thank you for listening. Host: Erick Nganyange For any questions or suggestion, please contact: ericknga7@gmail.comBy Erick Nganyange
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Send us a Text Message. Judge Romonda Belcher was appointed to the bench on August 20, 2010, becoming the first African American female Judge in the state of Iowa. Born in Plymouth, North Carolina, she earned her bachelor’s degree with honors from Howard University in 1990 and her juris doctorate from Drake University Law School in 1995. Support th…
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North Iowa Youth Center - (Regan Banks)
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Send us a Text Message. Conversation with Regan Banks about his life and North Iowa Youth Center. Thank you for listening. Host: Erick Nganyange For any questions or suggestion, please contact: ericknga7@gmail.comBy Erick Nganyange
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Send us a Text Message. Arabella Mansfield became the first woman lawyer in the United States to be admitted to practice law in Henry County Iowa in 1869. She studied law for two years in her brother's law office in Mount Pleasant Iowa to prepare for the bar exam. Despite her admission to the bar, she never practice law instead she spent her profes…
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Send us a Text Message. Stephen Keyes is sitting in Fort Dodge Iowa Correctional Facility serving a life sentence without parole. Steve was sentenced to prison on October 27th, 1997 after being convicted of two counts of first degree murder of his wife Sandra and his 2yr old son Josh, the two died as the result of the tragic house fire that happene…
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Civil Disobedience - (Henry David Thoreau)
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Send us a Text Message. In this influential work, Thoreau explores the concept of civil disobedience as a means of protesting unjust laws. He argues that individuals have a moral responsibility to resist and disobey unjust laws to bring about social change. The essay, first published in 1849, had a significant impact on future movements advocating …
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The Genesis of Mason City - (Terry Harrison)
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Send us a Text Message. Conversation with Terry Harrison about the Genesis of Mason City. Thank you for listening. Host: Erick Nganyange For any questions or suggestion, please contact: ericknga7@gmail.comBy Erick Nganyange
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Send us a Text Message. Fort Des Moines located in Des Moines Iowa, was the first place in the united states where black men were being trained to be officers in the US Army. Fort Des Moines was also the first place in the United States to train women of all races to be in the military. I travelled to Des Moines to have a conversation with a Des Mo…
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Lysis – (Socrates Asks, What is Friendship?)
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Send us a Text Message. In this Plato dialogue - Socrates engages Lysis and Menexenus trying to explore the question of what friendship truly is. Support the Show. Thank you for listening. You can contact us @: ericknga7@gmail.comBy Erick Nganyange and Ron Cline
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Rose That Grew From Concrete - (Roxanne Conlin)
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Send us a Text Message. Roxanne Conlin is like a rose that bloomed from concrete. As the eldest of six siblings, she endured a traumatic upbringing in a household plagued by violence, where her father's alcoholism led him to inflict both mental and physical abuse on her mother and children. Nevertheless, Roxanne persevered and rose to become a prom…
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Charmides - (Socrates Asks, What is moderation?)
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Send us a Text Message. Socrates explores the meaning of temperance/self-control/moderation. Charmides is a dialogue of Plato, in which Socrates engages a young boy named Charmides in a conversation about the meaning of sophrosyne, a Greek word usually translated into English as temperance, moderation, self-control, or restraint. Support the Show. …
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Send us a Text Message. More than a decade before the Civil Rights sit-ins of the 1960s and six years prior to Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat, Edna Griffin, a prominent civil rights leader in Iowa, had already made a significant impact. Griffin compelled the notorious Katz drug store in Des Moines, Iowa, to halt its discriminatory practice…
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Buxton, Iowa - Black Utopia (Rachelle Chase)
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Send us a Text Message. The town of Buxton, IA was seen as a utopia by many Black Americans who migrated to the town to work at the coal miners. Black and white families lived, worked and played together and their children went to the same schools. White residents included immigrants from Sweden and elsewhere, and they existed peacefully with the A…
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Protagoras - (Socrates Asks, Can Virtue Be Taught?)
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Send us a Text Message. In the dialogue of Protagoras, Socrates and Protagoras are exploring the idea/question of virtue(highest morality) that can be taught. Protagoras the Sophist who has been running around Athens teaching virtue meet Socrates. Socrates is asking Protagoras if virtue can really be taught. Erick Nganyange and Professor Ron are lo…
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Crito - (Do you have the duty to obey all the laws?)
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Send us a Text Message. In this dialogue/conversation, Crito tries unsuccessfully to persuade Socrates to escape from prison after he was sentenced to die, but Socrates insists on obeying the law, a wrong can never be justified, a citizen must uphold the law. One must not even do wrong when one is wronged. " One must "not just live, but live well."…
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Send us a Text Message. In this 2nd episode, My guest Kent Sissel, discuss more about the life, family, and the contribution of Alexander Clark to the state of Iowa and the country. Alexander G. Clark was born on Feb 25. 1826 in Washington County, Pennsylvania, to John Clark, a former slave, and Rebecca Darnes Clark. He was a barber, lawyer, diplom…
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The Apology - (Socrates Defends His Life)
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Send us a Text Message. Socrates was charged, tried, and convicted of crimes of impiety (introducing a different God than the God ancient Greece believed and worshiped) and corrupting the youth. Before Socrates' trial and execution in 399 BC too much was going on in Athens that most historians believe led to Athenians handing Socrates the death pen…
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Send us a Text Message. February 25 is the birthday of Muscatine’s famous residents, probably the most famous Black Iowan of the 19th century. Alexander G. Clark was born on Feb 25. 1826 in Washington County, Pennsylvania, to John Clark, a former slave, and Rebecca Darnes Clark. He was a barber, lawyer, diplomat, and activist. In the late 70s, Kent…
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Send us a Text Message. The Tuskegee Airmen was the first African American flying unit in the U.S. military, who fought during World War II. They were trained at Tuskegee Army Airfield in Tuskegee, Alabama. This was the only training facility for Basic and Advanced Flight Training for Black pilots of the U.S. Army Air Force. Out of the 1,000 black …
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Euthyphro - (Socrates asks what is Piety/Holiness?)
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Send us a Text Message. In this Plato conversation called Euthyphro, Socrates met Euthyphro outside the court of Athens as Socrates was coming out from hearing charges of impiety against him, and Euthyphro was on his way to court to prosecute his own father for unintentionally killing a murderous hired hand. Since Socrates was accused of impiety an…
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Life After Racism - (Terry Hansen) - Part 2
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Send us a Text Message. When Merry Brown the tattoo artist and the owner of Studio 65 received a call to help a new client to cover his tattoos, Merry didn’t know what to expect. When that client showed up to his appointment and showed Merry what he wanted to be covered, Merry had mixed feelings; shocked and happy about the fact that this new clien…
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