Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago
SOURCES
- smithsonianmag.com/history/story-josiah-henson-real-inspiration-uncle-toms-cabin-180969094
- https://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/henson49/summary.html
- britannica.com/biography/Josiah-Henson
- theguardian.com/books/2020/jun/19/josiah-henson-the-forgotten-story-slavery-uncle-tom-s-cabin
- biographi.ca/en/bio/henson_josiah_11E.html
- npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5188487
- blackpast.org/african-american-history/henson-josiah-1789-1883
- nls.uk/exhibitions/treasures/frederick-douglass/josiah-henson
- frederickdouglassinbritain.com/abolitionists/JosiahHenson
- bristol.ac.uk/history/public-engagement/blackhistory/snapshots/josiahenson
- boundarystones.weta.org/2020/02/25/not-fiction-fact-josiah-henson-and-real-uncle-toms-cabin
- pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=1719&i=55353
EXTRA SOURCES
- montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/josiah-henson-park - “Josiah Henson Museum & Park is the former plantation property of Isaac Riley, where Reverend Josiah Henson was enslaved.”
- https://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/henson49/henson49.html - I found the autobiography digitized!
- mpt.org/stationrelations/redeeming-uncle-tom - A 6-minute video talking a bit more about Josiah Henson
- twitter.com/africanarchives - Where I got my black history inspiration from!
- pathways.thinkport.org/eyewitness/hensonintro.cfm - An audio of parts of his book.
MUSIC
- Ghostrifter Official – Hot Coffee
- Artificial.Music & Syiphorous – For You
- Mona Wonderlick – Suede
- Mona Wonderlick – Himalayas
- Smith the Mister - Mango
- Loxbeats – All Lies
- Music by Naomi - The Coffee Shop - thmatc.co/?l=42665F1C
- Music by Pluto & Charon - Melody, I - thmatc.co/?l=61094F61
- Lukrembo – Bread
- Loxbeats - Dehydration
Chapters
- 0:00 - Intro
- 1:07 – Early Life
- 4:13 – The Road to Freedom
- 8:30 – Life in Canada
- 14:24 – Josiah Henson’s Autobiography
- 23:10 – Mr. Henson’s Memory
- 27:21 – Ending Remarks
SOCIAL MEDIA
instagram.com/isissayshi
twitter.com/IsisSaysHi
facebook.com/IsisSaysHi
Intro and Outro Credits:
Intro: youtube.com/user/MySuperGirlfriend
Outro: youtube.com/channel/UCSIvoN9aITcgE4CA5Fi9hsw
#BlackHistoryMonth #YouTubeBlack
SOURCES
- smithsonianmag.com/history/story-josiah-henson-real-inspiration-uncle-toms-cabin-180969094
- https://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/henson49/summary.html
- britannica.com/biography/Josiah-Henson
- theguardian.com/books/2020/jun/19/josiah-henson-the-forgotten-story-slavery-uncle-tom-s-cabin
- biographi.ca/en/bio/henson_josiah_11E.html
- npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5188487
- blackpast.org/african-american-history/henson-josiah-1789-1883
- nls.uk/exhibitions/treasures/frederick-douglass/josiah-henson
- frederickdouglassinbritain.com/abolitionists/JosiahHenson
- bristol.ac.uk/history/public-engagement/blackhistory/snapshots/josiahenson
- boundarystones.weta.org/2020/02/25/not-fiction-fact-josiah-henson-and-real-uncle-toms-cabin
- pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=1719&i=55353
EXTRA SOURCES
- montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/josiah-henson-park - “Josiah Henson Museum & Park is the former plantation property of Isaac Riley, where Reverend Josiah Henson was enslaved.”
- https://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/henson49/henson49.html - I found the autobiography digitized!
- mpt.org/stationrelations/redeeming-uncle-tom - A 6-minute video talking a bit more about Josiah Henson
- twitter.com/africanarchives - Where I got my black history inspiration from!
- pathways.thinkport.org/eyewitness/hensonintro.cfm - An audio of parts of his book.
MUSIC
- Ghostrifter Official – Hot Coffee
- Artificial.Music & Syiphorous – For You
- Mona Wonderlick – Suede
- Mona Wonderlick – Himalayas
- Smith the Mister - Mango
- Loxbeats – All Lies
- Music by Naomi - The Coffee Shop - thmatc.co/?l=42665F1C
- Music by Pluto & Charon - Melody, I - thmatc.co/?l=61094F61
- Lukrembo – Bread
- Loxbeats - Dehydration
Chapters
- 0:00 - Intro
- 1:07 – Early Life
- 4:13 – The Road to Freedom
- 8:30 – Life in Canada
- 14:24 – Josiah Henson’s Autobiography
- 23:10 – Mr. Henson’s Memory
- 27:21 – Ending Remarks
SOCIAL MEDIA
instagram.com/isissayshi
twitter.com/IsisSaysHi
facebook.com/IsisSaysHi
Intro and Outro Credits:
Intro: youtube.com/user/MySuperGirlfriend
Outro: youtube.com/channel/UCSIvoN9aITcgE4CA5Fi9hsw
#BlackHistoryMonth #YouTubeBlack
