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We are back this week with another lesson about the evils of wealthy white people. I know that that statement can offend a lot of folks, but that is the fact of today's story.

After a long summer of violence and oppression across the country, another black community came under attack when sharecroppers formed a Union to fight for more fair portions of the profits considering they were the ones doing all the work, and seeing little return.

But anytime black people attempt to build something better for themselves, a certain group of individuals can't stand to see it, so they use any excuse to beat them back down, and keep them oppressed and subjugated.

Only recently has the true horrors of this particular event been uncovered and if our government has their way, they will be buried again. Reports claim only 11 black people were murdered but the truth is it could have been as many as 800. But we will never know the truth.

ROH EP 43 Source Notes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharecropping

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/death-hundreds-elaine-massacre-led-supreme-court-take-major-step-toward-equal-justice-african-americans-180969863/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_massacre

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We are back this week and less covidy so we have another missing persons case for you today.

There are many reasons I have never stepped foot on a cruise ship, but one of the biggest is the fear of someone I love going missing.

And that fear hit the Bradley family in March of 1998 when Amy Lynn Bradley went missing from a Royal Caribbean ship her family was on for vacation. What happened next was failings from every department and organization brought on to investigate this disappearance.

And 27 years later there have been very few leads into what happened to Amy and where she could be now.

ROH EP 42: Source Notes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Amy_Lynn_Bradley

https://www.foxnews.com/us/brother-of-woman-who-vanished-from-cruise-27-years-ago-reveals-critical-third-witness

https://people.com/was-amy-lynn-bradley-ever-found-11774103

https://www.netflix.com/title/81741332

https://www.forbes.com/sites/monicamercuri/2025/07/20/what-happened-to-amy-bradley-netflix-reopens-the-chilling-cruise-ship-case/

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This week Ian wanted to take a crack at some history after an experience he recently had.

Recently a relative got married and on his way to the ceremony Ian spotted a home whos yard was overflowing with little black statues. Curious he looked them up and was shocked to read what he did about the history of lawn jockeys.

It's a complicated history, that no one is really sure where it started from. But we do know today that having this statues in ones yard is a glaring red flag for many people, namely black people.

ROH EP 41 Source Notes:

https://jimcrowmuseum.ferris.edu/question/2020/april.htm

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawn_jockey

https://gardens.si.edu/collections/explore/object/hac_1988.006

https://www.loudounhistory.org/history/underground-railroad-jockey-statues/

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This week we are going to the land of sea and sand, the beautiful islands of Hawaii. These islands have been a favorite vacation destination for families for over a century, but it has not always been a US state.

For hundreds of years the island was home to Polynesian descendants who made the islands their home. The Europeans found the islands and soon began harvesting her resources. Before long, a group of white business men felt they had more right to the land than the native did and sought out to take control of the islands by force.

The people of Hawaii have never stopped seeking to regain their sovereignty and I hope that one day control of the land will be given back to her rightful rulers.

ROH EP 40 Source Notes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii#History

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cook

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lono

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1840_Constitution_of_the_Hawaiian_Kingdom

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor#Approach_and_attack

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_sovereignty_movement#Sovereignty_and_cultural_rights_organizations

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/03/hawai%CA%BBi-must-become-self-governing/

https://new-breath.org/resource/native-hawaiian-sovereignty/

https://www.nationofhawaii.org/

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This week we are going to take a look as a soldier that tarnished not only his name but that of the Canadian Forces.

With a career that spanned over 23 years Colonel Williams was at the top of his game when a local woman went missing from her home. After a short investigation, Williams was linked to the scene of the crime. But when he confessed, law enforcement got more then than bargained for.

ROH EP 39 Source Notes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Williams_(criminal)#Military_service

https://thecinemaholic.com/russell-williams-where-is-the-killer-now/

https://murderpedia.org/male.W/w/williams-russell.htm

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This week we are looking at an exceptional woman.

For many years the first lady had been a prop for the most powerful man in the world. But when Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd president of the US, his wife Eleanor flipped the position of first lady on its head.

ROH EP 38 Source Notes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Roosevelt

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_League

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_Un-American_Activities_Committee

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundown_town

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So we are back with the second half of the riots that changed LA forever. After the inital day of rioting, the violence became more widespread throughout the city. While law enforcement was quick to block off the neighborhoods of Beverly Hills and West Hollywood, the Korean community was trapped in the middle.

And so they defended themselves while cops ran from gunfire and dispatchers didn't answer their phones call.

When it was all said and done, there was over 1 billion dollars in damage to the city, and over 60 lives were lost during that week of hell on earth. Unfortunately, we now have to deal with a president weaponizing the military against us like this again, all cause his feelings got hurt.

ROH EP 37 Source Notes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Los_Angeles_riots

https://spreadsheets.latimes.com/la-riots-deaths/

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This week we are going back in the way back machine to the best decade of all time. The 90's. After what has been going on in California the last month or so, I felt it was appropriate to look at a time in history when we saw this happen before.

There is a lot that went into the events of April 29th 1992 and the days that followed. Years of abuse and exploitation, racism and stereotyping had the black community at it's wits end. Imagine you are just trying to live day to day but are constantly harrassed for the way you look.

In the 3 years before the riots over 50,000 people had been arrested simply because of where they lived. Then a young black girl was killed for no reason, and a black man was beaten severely with no one being held responsible. And people were tired.

ROH EP 36 Source Notes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_29%2C_1992_(Miami)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Los_Angeles_riots

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Hammer_(1987)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Latasha_Harlins

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/8157203-there-are-three-sides-to-every-story-your-side-my