SOUNDING HUMAN

Events Depicted in the Video

It's important to provide some historical context and clarity about the clips you see in the video, because I think they help to reinforce the message of my poem. Use this list to identify the visuals – each one can be clicked for more information about the event. 0:23 - Duluth lynchings of three African Americans 0:26 - Chicago beating of special needs student 0:30 - Protests following Delhi gang rape & murder 0:32 - Self-immolation of Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức 0:46 - Childen traumatized by war in Aleppo, Syria 0:59 - Suicide of Pennsylvania politician 1:13 - 9/11 World Trade Center attack 1:16 - Eradication of polio 1:21 - Soviet Union drops "Tsar Bomba" nuclear bomb 1:29 - U.S. bombing of Nagasaki, Japan 1:37 - Native American stands up to anti-immigrant protestors 1:55 - Man sings to dying 93-year-old wife 2:08 - Love Has No Labels 2:13 - White House in rainbow colors after same-sex marriage ruling 2:20 - Scene from Nosferatu (1922) 2:37 - Wall Street firms investigated for causing 2007 financial crisis 2:45 - Harvey Weinstein charged with sexual assault 2:49 - Barbara Walters interviews Kardashians 2:56 - Child poverty, famine and hunger 3:16 - Children practice wearing gas masks in WWII 3:32 - Abraham Lincoln 3:35 - Barack Obama 3:38 - Shootings of JFK ('63) & Reagan ('81) 3:48 - Attempted coup in Venezuela 3:52 - Nazi leader Adolf Hitler 3:58 - Protestors hug police during Charlotte protests 4:04 - Black man makes friends with KKK members 4:10 - Furniture store becomes shelter during Hurricane Harvey 4:45 - Arlington National Cemetery