Intermediate English

Do you speak a bit of English already, and want to improve? Intermediate English is for people who have a basic grounding in the language, but want to develop and hone their skills. Episodes are based on all sorts of different topics, often relating to the language and different cultures of English speakers.

All Episodes

Intermediate English

8: Black Lives Matter

June 16, 2020 • Episode 8

Intermediate English turns to the history of race, racism and slavery. Dr Joy Banner of the Whitney Plantation Museum explains how this institution has shaped the inequalities that continue to this day.

Music: Dragon Rider, The Source and Adama by Dogon Lights (licensed under Creative Commons)

Cover Art: MILY Web Design

https://www.whitneyplantation.org/

https://docsouth.unc.edu/fpn/jacobs/jacobs.html

https://guides.loc.gov/slavery-in-america#:~:text=The%20collections%20of%20the%20Library,recorded%20oral%20histories%2C%20and%20books.

https://www.amazon.com/12-Years-Slave-Solomon-Northup/dp/1631680021/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=twelve+years+a+slave&qid=1592292025&s=books&sr=1-1

https://www.amazon.com/Stamped-Antiracism-National-Award-winning-Beginning/dp/0316453692