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Episode 4 | Life Beyond The Veil
October 25, 2022
Despite the gains of legal desegregation, hour four reveals a fervent desire for Black spaces and institutions that provide a safe place to debate, organize and celebrate. Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores how Black cultural and political movements - from Black Power to Black Twitter - embraced a radical consciousness that championed a new generation.
Full Episodes
Episode 3 | A Growing Resistance
S1E3
Hour three uncovers vast social networks created by Black Americans to defeat Jim Crow.
Episode 2 | The Work of the Imagination
S1E2
Hour two explores the nation within a nation built by Black Americans out of necessity.
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
S1E2
Since 1837, more than 100 HBCUs have been founded in the United States.
Annie Malone's and CJ Walker's Beauty Empires
S1E2
"Making Black America" explores how Annie Malone and CJ Walker built their beauty empires...
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