Down Home

Written by: Jason Jones and Derek Wyse
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  • The Canadian experience from two Black Men
    Copyright 2021 All rights reserved.
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Relationships Social Sciences
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Episodes
  • The truth behind "Uncle Tom"

    The truth behind "Uncle Tom"
    Feb 17 2025

    We’ve all heard the term “Uncle Tom” used as an insult—a label for a Black person seen as a traitor to their own people. It’s a phrase deeply embedded in pop culture, shaped by books, films, and everyday language. But where did it come from? Who was the real Uncle Tom?

    #blackhistory #blackhistorymonth #canadianblackhistory #history #podcast #uncletom #uncletomcabin #slavery #slaveryhistory #slave #minstrel #blackfacts #jimcrow #blackface
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    17 mins
  • The Fancy Trade, the most insidious aspect of The Transatlantic Slave Trade

    The Fancy Trade, the most insidious aspect of The Transatlantic Slave Trade
    Feb 11 2025

    While most of us are familiar with the forced labor and dehumanization of enslaved people, there's a much more insidious aspect of the Transatlantic Slave Trade that speaks to the systematic buying and selling of biracial enslaved women—not for their labor, but for the brutal purpose of prostitution and concubinage. The Fancy Trade

    #blackhistory #blackhistorymonth #canadianblackhistory #history #podcast #fancygirl #slavery #slaveryhistory #slave
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    17 mins
  • The Ward

    The Ward
    Feb 3 2025

    Toronto is celebrated as one of the most culturally rich and diverse cities in the world—a reputation that owes much to one of its original neighbourhoods: The Ward.

    Listen in as Derek Wyse and Jay Jones take a closer look at this historic Neighbourhood

    #toronto #torontohistory #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #canadianblackhistory
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    23 mins

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