August 12th: The Blood & The Blueprint

Sankofa Chronicles: A Black History Podcast · Aug 12, 2026 · 10m

August 12th - Black History Events That Shaped America. On this date in Black American history: a formerly enslaved man builds the first recognized Black church, the South's voter suppression blueprint gets written, Harlem Renaissance entertainer Gladys Bentley claims her spotlight, civil rights activist Victoria Jackson Gray Adams runs for U.S. Senate on a freedom ballot, NASA pioneer Frederick D. Gregory makes history, and white nationalist violence strikes Charlottesville in 2017. Nine moments. One date. Every episode of The Date goes deep on a single day - the people, the decisions, and…