From Slave to Richest Los Angeles Resident: Bridget Mason | Black History Explainer, Unique Coloring
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- www.uniquecolo... - In this episode of Unique Coloring, From Slave to Richest Los Angeles Resident, Daniel J. Middleton discusses Bridget “Biddy” Mason, who was born a slave in 1818. She died a free woman and the wealthiest resident of Los Angeles, California. Biddy was an astute businesswoman who was beloved by the people of her city.
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OMG balling watching this…😭my mom, myself and my daughter all grew up in Los Angeles and I didn’t know all this rich black history. The First AME church is still there by USC! I think there are several around the city. We lived 10 minutes away from there and I banked at 300 Spring St where her business was (331 Spring St).
black Californians had some unity until the Ronald Reagan crack era.
The LA River flooding is so surprising/suspicious to me because that river is usually very parched. Thank you for the video. I’m subbed. 💐
Appreciate you viewing, subscribing, and sharing your personal backstory! Glad you were moved by the history also.
Ronald Reagan era wasn't crack era, the nineties were.
I was thinking the same thing. Grew up in LA near USC and went to an AME Church, and never knew the tru history.
I also find it ironic that everything she built, nothing else, flooded. What's ironic is that all of the thriving black towns throughout America mysteriously flooded and became lakes, and burned down, or taken over.
I'm proud to be a LA BABY. Thank you TT Bitty😊
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As a black person born in Los Angeles this is a truly amazing story I had never heard before this is the reason why the contributions of black people in California and in America is so damn important it's not only part of our history but American history and it needs to be told
Most Definitely
It's good to know there were free people of color in Cali that were allowed to purchase properties! I give it up to Ms. Biddy,trailblazer extraordinaire and very skilled,(Doctor without a license,but highly favored and in high demand! Very motivating to know there were Oprah's way before Oprah's time! Yes our History needs to be told,afraid we did better than most even in servitude!! Big Ups and highest respect for a Black woman I'm just tonight reading about,what a privilege!!❤😂
come on man ITS a shame they dont teach who it was that made them slaves in the first place and no it was NOT the white man IT was african QUEENS AND KINGS who slaved out their people for riches , that is the true history not taught these days
Much appreciation from South Africa 🇿🇦 this is the kind of history we need to hear about our people .....in Africa we are always told about how our people were sold to slavery and thy didn't do nothing.......lots of our history is hidden especially here in Africa. We are told lies after lies... I really love this ,I will share it with my kids.
Greetings from America! So glad to hear you found value in the video and overall history. Hope your children also benefit greatly!
I’m so happy as an African American to see South Africans relate to us . Much love
@@ifuseekamy2482 well we are one ,your pain is our pain ....we can be million miles apart ,but we are all the children of the sun.
I've visited 🇿🇦 3 years ago. I loved it.
Pretoria area!
@@veronicaj758 next time please visit us in Johannesburg....😍
PS: This is worthy of a Movie🌴
Yes!!!
Yes, definitely worth a great movie!
Been in Los Angeles all my life.
My aunt told me about her when I was 8 years old. I’m 46 now… Have never seen a street sign, restaurant, or no memorabilia in any museum of this woman. Thank u for sharing 💪🏾
Outstanding !!! Just wow. Never heard of this awesome Lady. These are the stories we need told through cinema, Tyler Perry.
You just don't hear these stories in school, glad I found this channel. Also I find it admirable of California to uphold thier beliefs by holding this slave owner accountable.
Bridget ' Birdie' Mason was inspiring. Our people are truly amazing. Thank you for this informative video.
Actually been looking at land parcels. Thanks to this, I will be calling on her divine advice, moving forward.
Yes, there are so many amazing stories; as long as we stand together, we can celebrate our black history.
I was born and raised in LA and attended an AME Church. I never knew of this story, and I'm pretty sure many of were never taught it. Unfortunately, LAUSD became a safe place (food and shelter) for children instead of an educational institution. Thank you for providing our history ❤️ ♥️
so many well said comments started my real estate business at 59 lived in Philadelphia, California, NJ and now VA this story is truly inspiring
Biddy is the true Architect behind this slogan: “The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste!” What?! She was a serious sponge for knowledge and it bid her well along with her generosity! Black is Beautiful! Yes Indeed! 👊🏽
These are the History/Herstory that must be Highlighted before/during& throughout For Black History month. Power Up💪🐯💝
Beautiful artwork. Enjoyed the history lesson. 💜👑
Appreciate it. Glad you enjoyed it and found value!
@@UniqueColoring so much value! Never heard of this queen until now!
YAZZZ😍
I love all the editing and illustrations - if fits nicely with your narration.
Very kind of you to say. Took lots of work but I'm glad it shows.
So happy to share my name, Bridgette with this wonderful woman. I lived in California from 30+ years. My daughter was blessed at the AME church. At that time I didn't know who Bridget was. When I found out I began to love my name because of her. I attended an NAACP Woman's brunch and was happy to portray 'Biddy' in the 'Who's Who' entertainment part of the meeting. I entered from the back of the room while the DJ played 'Twenty-Five Miles' by Edwin Starr! Only my smarty pants attorney friend could guess who I was. 🙂
That must have been some brunch. Thanks for painting that picture. Felt like I was there for a moment, 😄!
Enjoyed this story. Well done!
Much appreciated. Glad you enjoyed it!
I live on 5th and Spring. It was so inspirational to know a black woman started Spring Street in Los Angeles CALIFORNIA!😊😂❤
This is RICH History being unfolded and should NEVER be forgotten!!!!💯
What awesome wonderful history !! Also loved the artist who is responsible for all of the paintings in this video. This artist is on a whole other level and they've done an amazing job bringing this story to life. I'm glad to see that Ms. "Biddy" is being honored and remembered for all of her achievements!
Just recently finding out on the internet (in my adult years) about the rich black history of California. Some time go, I learned about Mary Ellen Pleasant being the wealthiest woman in California at her time in San Francisco. The mayor is now a black woman trying to clean up and revamp the city.
A few years ago, we visited the city of Coloma in Northern California which was a gold rush city founded by a black man and named after him.
There was also a town in Richmond, Ca in which black residents owned land and were bought/swindled out of it by the city. I just saw a video about that on yt recently. This city was/is predominantly black and where Tupac shot his Brenda’s got a baby video where he frequented near Oakland, Ca. Master P also lived there before/when he started his rap career.
Born and raised in California and the most black history I knew of was The Black Panthers. And me, my brother and mother all had the same college African American studies professor. Smh
We're here to change all that. And you viewing videos like this helps to correct the problem. I wrote an article about Mary Ellen Pleasant and may do a video piece on her in the future as well. We'll see. Thanks for sharing your story!
We've always been here! Surprised you do not know this Unique Coloring. Our lands were stolen from us and we sho didn't come from Africa via a Transatlantic Slave Trade false narrative. We are Indigenous to America! Dig deeper y'all. Peace and light.
My cousin from Los Angeles has never heard of Biddy. That is crazy on her legacy just disappeared after her death.
I'm so amazed even at age 60 I have never heard about this amazing woman no wonder they want to control what we put in the history books!!!
It would would be incredible if you could do this for Nelson Beckham,Sr he’s my third great grandfather he’s also the third great grandfather of Odell Beckham,JR. He did incredible things in Jefferson and Marshall Texas.
Shreveport, LA here, not to far from Marshall.
@@OjukwuIsaac I have ancestors from Ruston Louisiana.
@@traeharrold-beckham1368 I went college in Ruston; I'm originally from southwest Louisiana but been living in the Shreveport area for about 14 yrs,
@@OjukwuIsaac that sounds amazing I see that I have plenty of relatives that still live in Ruston. My second great grandparents that were from there also lived in Marshall and had 19 children.
WOW!!! This was incredible! Thank you for this amazing video. Why don't we hear more about this wonderful woman?!
What a story May her legacy live on
What an inspiring story! God bless her soul.
So crazy how you learn so much truth on the internet through proper research unlike in the indoctrination centers who only teaches about european history. MUCH LOVE TO BIDDY!!
I appreciated this, all hidden history is of great importance, I'm relieved she finally got a proper headstone , she deserves to be remembered for her contributions to society and her incredible life, what a successful woman she became despite her circumstances❤🇦🇺🙏
Beautiful special and Looking truly Wise and respectful. 😊😊😊❤
Some parts of Los Angeles and the city of Pacoima were settled and built by black/Afro Mexicans. Theses areas were predominantly black (and English speaking) until the reagan/crack era.
After that, they became predominantly mestizo Mexican until now. My black veteran grandfather owned 2 homes in Pacoima that are now owned by Mexicans.
His sons/daughters dropped the ball. However his oldest daughter is owner of several Pacoima properties by way of marriage. And a few of us grandchildren (self included) are property owners across California.
And indigenous to this land. Peace
Indeed, those Black Afro-Mexicans became Black Americans when the US took over. Same goes with Black French-speaking Louisiana creoles became Black Americans once the US took over.
The US started with 13 colonies on the east Coast and slowly expanded westward.
@@kinkiesse7736 The word black needs to be removed because it means non existent and it has no standing in law. We are the Indigenous Autochthon Copper Colored Aboriginal American Indians. The Niiji of this land! Brown people not black. Ever wonder why they get away with things? Because we keep saying we don't exist. Peace and power.
@@iamshebeeloloindigenous Copper-colored folks were native Americans and they're not black. Native American and Black are totally 2 different distinct races.
@@kinkiesse7736 You're right we are 2 totally different groups of people. Native Americans aren't indigenous to the Americas and that term only came about in the 1960's. They know they aren't from here. Black and white is a construct therefore i do not use those terms.. You've been programmed via television. Copper Colored American Indians(brown)..the "Niiji" are indeed the real Americans and we've always been here. Now do so real research instead of regurgitating what's been taught to the masses in order to deceive. Peace
A wonderful Woman! Beautiful Legacy. Smart Savvy Business Woman !
Just one word....... Amazing!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Intelligent, friendly, charming, full if mercy lady she was❤👍👍👍🤗🤗🤗🤗☺️☺️☺️🌹🌹🌹🌟🌟🌟🌟🌞🌞🌞🥳🥳🥳🥳
This has become the best Black history youtube channel. Your articulation, research and graphics combine to make something worthy of subscribing to.
Warms my heart to hear that! And your high compliment is worthy of quoting. Thank you!
Never heard of her. She is so inspirational and other worldly. She endured so much. I must be stronger.
This is amazing! This would be a great movie and great content for academic learning as a subject for history. Thank you!
So glad to read this too be informed this is what Desantis in Florida don't want kids to know. Banning Books. Facts
Awesome. This is why we see the fastest growing entrepreneurs in America since the pandemic started are black women. It's no secret that this was nothing new but has been hidden to make one feel less important. Thank you for sharing this.
Writing from Georgetown Guyana. Fascinating! The African proverb that says until the lion knows how to write, the record will always glorify the hunter, comes to mind. It is interesting to see that while some whites in the US are motivated by a desire to hide their more sordid activities against black people, your video coming from a black person goes to the trouble to include the spectacular contributions by whites on behalf of blacks at a time when it was at least unpopular and at worst even life-threatening. I am referring to the ruling of Judge Hayes. Your work in transmitting these gleaming gems of history is most timely.
Great that honesty paved the way for a savvy Business woman borne out of Slavery her determination a hard hard worker would not have been easy that's for sure nothing ever is though gets easier worth the time to watch this short clip of Biddie
I'm so happy to have stumbled across this channel, you have a new sub. I loved listening to the success story of Ms. Biddy, my wish is that the you know "whos" stop banning books that tell truths about the struggle and prosperity of African Americans.
Welcome to the channel. Glad the videos resonate with you. Thanks for the sub!
What an amazing story! There should a proper film about her! Hope they do her and her story justice, her legacy is just so incredible!
Outstanding story!! I love how you used AI to create backgrounds that are clearly Los Angeles/ Southern California geography!
I'm in awe about this knowledge that I didn't know until now. Thank you for sharing.
I love these sort of stories about my people, 🇧🇧 in the building
Amazing story. Curious how a soman that wealthy and well known in her time would be buried in an unmarked grave.
The illustration in this is great! Thanks for sharing the story!!
Love learning about this woman! Thank you for posting
Thanks for your hard work love Durban South Africa 🇿🇦
It was the beautiful artwork of this former enslaved woman that caught my attention, when it came on my feed. (New subie)😊 Appreciated learning this "little known black history fact." I have family who moved to this particular area of California in the 1960's. I will be asking one of my kinfolk in Cali if they knew about this particular individual? In addition, learning how California was not a slave state as well as seeing how the law upheld Ms. Mason rights, and other former enslaved persons, really impressed me. Ms. Mason was indeed a phenomenal woman and her journey needs to be told. Thanks for this American History story.
That’s a damn shame that as much as she did for people that they couldn’t come together to get her a tombstone. Bless the folks that got together and gave her burial the dignity she deserved 🙏🏾 Why did you lighten her up and narrow her features? Why not depict her as she looked?
Awesome history lesson. Thank you for sharing this important piece of our history!
Finally, I learned of my Father's relatives, The Masons!! Thanks so much
Smith's Thompson's, Parkers, Rhones. Wow.
Happy to hear of some good happenings for POC
This is wonderful 😅 thank you for sharing ❤
My pleasure 😊. Glad you enjoyed!
Before slaves from the south, it was Black Afro-Mexicans who first settled in Los Angeles.
Those Black Afro-Mexicans become Black Americans when the US took over the land.
Black Americans come from many different backgrounds, including French-speaking Louisiana creoles who also became black Americans after the US take over
The United States took California from Mexicans with brown skin not black from Mexico and yes the brown skinned Mexicans became Americans after the Mexican and American war. Blacks were still slaves in the south when brown skinned Mexicans owned Texas all the way to California. 5000 black slaves ran into Mexico to escape slavery. That is what started the Mexican and American war. The blacks in Los Angeles their parents came into Los Angeles in 1910 when Mexicans already occupied Los Angeles and they were all brown skinned not black who were here first. You have to understand Mexicans are Spaniards mixed with native Americans. Native Americans were first in United States way before all races came to America then came Spaniards then came Mexicans of brown skin color then whites then blacks in the 1900s. I trip out on you blacks someone who has a quarter black in them you claim them as tiger woods who doesn't say he is black but Korean as his mother. You blacks jump all over that saying a black man is the best golfer in the world?
@@richardmontonio1486 Blacks come in many different shades.
Many black Americans today are brown-skinned actually. Take Beyonce or Queen Latifah for example..
Even some Black Africans are actually Brown-skinned.
Thank you. I didn't know this at all.
One small fix to the subtitles at around 3:35 : they ttranslate "Livery" as "Delivery". Not a biggie, but thought you'd wanna know! Thx for the dope doc
Fixed! Thanks for the helpful tip.
These are the history we need to be thought, . The truth not fairytales
Thank you for the information it was well put together... I know that was just a summary, but I would like to dive deeper into this diamond in history that hasn't ever been polished!
Good stuff! Thank you.
Wooooow! No one talks much about California's constitution. This needs to be in a movie with Viola Davis or Queen Latifah as Biddy..............
I enjoyed your presentation. Just subscribed to your channel. Have a wonderful, blessed day! 🤗
You as well, Tracey! And thank you for subscribing!
Fascinating video!
It's 41 Million African Americans In America This Channel Should Have 40 Million Subscribers I'm Born In Not Sworn In So I Can't Switch ✊💪✌️
No such thing as African Americans! It's a misnomer... We have an identity, nationality, race, ethnicity, and African American/black isn't it....
41 Million BLACK AMERICANS...OF SOME African decent
@@YOUR-WORD-IS-YOUR-BOND African American is an identity as well
Amazing. One Love
We need to delve more into the Mormon/ Latter Days Saints history.
Excellent!!!
How do all these religious groups think owning SLAVES WAS OKAY???? CRAZY to me. Poor Biddy. 😢
Powerful ❤❤
I thought she was Latifah at first 🤔
I just said the same thing to a friend of mine 😊
Beautifully full story!!!!!!!!!!!!
my advice is for everyone to go downtown Los Angeles to see her Murals. She partyed with Mexico's last Governor Pio Pico and other dignitaries of the times. PBS, C-SPAN has told her story as well as Bruce's Beach, Manhattan Beach California
This is a great channel my G ✊🏾
❤ that is so great❤ someone should write a book about her she is part of American history
Great Story😊
❤😢A great thrilling story of slavery was among England and America 😢
There are photos of Biddy Mason. Could you please include one in this excellent mini biography of her? Thanks 🙏🏾
God is faithfull to His own.
Quick recovery Bella.
Thank you …. I did not know this😇
Great lady
I learned about her from my elementary school child.
Best Channel On RUclips 💪✊✌️
HISTORY THAT HAS A HPPY ENDING❤❤❤❤
What really is beautiful. And why beauty is important.
We never hear of such news!!
Excellent 👍🏿
He'll Yea, Excellent Documentary.
Truth be told that and more
Interesting!
The images are life like and incredibly drawn! How were the images recreated because I cannot imagine there were actual daguerreotypes of Biddy from the 1850s. Was a computer software program used to create the images and colors?
Yes to your question on both fronts. Not giving too much more detail on the creation process as it is a trade secret. But you're absolutely correct. While the photographic process you referenced was in existence (though nascent), Biddy didn't make much use of the technology. Some fire off in the comments here insisting I use "photos" of Biddy, plural, when I only know of one low-res extant version, which I employ in the article version on the website and in the book. Besides, these videos aren't meant to function like documentaries in the sense of imagery. The time periods lack quality images, if any can be found at all. So I treat the images like a biopic. Viewers of historical films are fine when an actor that hardly resembles the historical figure reenacts their life and exploits. But here, they decry the efforts. Can't win 'em all I suppose. Thanks for your comment!
I just don't understand why after her death her legacy was forgotten. What happened to all the businesses and buildings and land she had own? What happen to her children too.
Grandmother (1919) was an usher needed history for ADOS /CA
Wow bet it was amazing then how interesting
What happened to Biddie's married daughter and her friends? Why was she buried in an unmarked grave.
It's refreshing local Californian history. If she was living today. All her clothes would be off her body as a local celebrity.
Why do you say "Los An- jel-EES" instead of "Los An-je-lis"? That notwithstanding, I enjoyed your video and, as an Angeleno, I feel very proud of Biddy Mason.
So interesting that the child (she essentially walked to freedom) was called ..🖤Harriet 🖤
This was an EXCELLENT story. If Ron DeSatan becomes POTUS channels like would be considered subversive. 🤔
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Interesting story i wasnot aware of, what.hsppen to her descandants and..her realestate in California?