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Episode 2 | The Work of the Imagination
October 11, 2022
As Jim Crow laws went into effect, African Americans built a “life behind the veil” to meet their educational, economic, political, and cultural needs. Hour two explores the genesis of these organizations and networks that paved the way for Black life to flourish. Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. highlights the progress Black people made during the early 20th Century.
Full Episodes
Episode 4 | Life Beyond The Veil
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From Black Power to Black Twitter hour four reveals safe spaces created by Black America.
Episode 3 | A Growing Resistance
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Hour three uncovers vast social networks created by Black Americans to defeat Jim Crow.
Episode 1 | Building Black America
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Hour one details how African Americans have created spaces for survival, pleasure and joy....
Clips & Previews
Extended Trailer
October 4, 2022
Making Black America showcases Black people’s ability to define Blackness in America.
The Building of Historically Black Colleges and Universities
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Since 1837, more than 100 HBCUs have been founded in the United States.
Annie Malone's and CJ Walker's Beauty Empires
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"Making Black America" explores how Annie Malone and CJ Walker built their beauty empires...
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