Step back in time with National History Day State Coordinator, Vania Boland, as she tells us how Iowa got a head start on a major civil rights issue and Time-Step even further back as Nat dances through the origins of tap dancing. Cass reveals her hidden obsession for tap dancing and her not so hidden obsession for more Iowa history.

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Gregory Hines & Savion Glover
William Henry Lane aka Master Juba

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Sources for Alexander Clark Story:

"Alexander Clark and the First Successful School Desegregation Case in the United States," Iowa Pathways - Iowa Public Television, 2012. Courtesy of Iowa Public Television
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State Historical Museum of Iowa

Sources for Tap Dance Story: Vox, Library of Congress, Encyclopedia Britannica

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Original Art: Sarah Cruz

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Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.

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