hackertube.io

Holy Post - Race in America

Holy Post Media · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Social issues & cultureWorld historyReligion, belief & skepticism

What it is

Phil Vischer of VeggieTales and Holy Post gives an 18-minute history of racial injustice in America, covering why anger persists despite civil rights laws. It is told from an evangelical Christian perspective and adapted from a class he co-taught.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as a concise, broad-strokes history of racial injustice, including the lasting effects of redlining.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “There’s a great 18-minute video from Bob the Tomato, AKA Phil Vischer, which lays out the sordid history in broad detail.”

    Concise history of racial injustice from an evangelical Christian perspective

    filoeleven, 2020-09 · Strong recommendation · in “Police across Canada are using predictive policing algorithms, report finds”

  2. “The creator of VeggieTales has a great video on this!”

    Explains lasting effects of redlining

    395112342, 2025-01 · Recommendation · in “Meta's memo to employees rolling back DEI programs”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: race, redlining, civil rights, us history, christian perspective

Also recommended by the same people