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MAKING BLACK AMERICA: THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE

Saturday, January 20th

8:00pm on
Runtime: 00:56:46
Widescreen

Episode 1

Hour one explores how free Black people, in the North and South, built towns, established schools, held conventions - creating robust networks to address the political, economic, and social needs of the entire Black community.

9:00pm on
Runtime: 00:56:45
Widescreen

Episode 2

Hour two explores how African Americans turn within, creating a community that not only sustains but empowers. From HBCUs to Black businesses to the Harlem Renaissance to political organizations, Black life flourished.

Sunday, January 21st

12:00am on
Runtime: 00:56:46
Widescreen

Episode 1

Hour one explores how free Black people, in the North and South, built towns, established schools, held conventions - creating robust networks to address the political, economic, and social needs of the entire Black community.

1:00am on
Runtime: 00:56:45
Widescreen

Episode 2

Hour two explores how African Americans turn within, creating a community that not only sustains but empowers. From HBCUs to Black businesses to the Harlem Renaissance to political organizations, Black life flourished.

Saturday, January 27th

8:00pm on
Runtime: 00:56:46
Widescreen

Episode 3

To survive economic disaster, hour three shows how African Americans relied on informal economies, grassroots organizations and cultural innovations behind the color line to dismantle the oppressive realities of Jim Crow.

9:00pm on
Runtime: 00:56:45
Widescreen

Episode 4

Despite the gains of legal desegregation, hour four reveals how Black political and cultural movements - from Black Power to Black Twitter - provide a safe space to debate, organize and celebrate.

Sunday, January 28th

12:00am on
Runtime: 00:56:46
Widescreen

Episode 3

To survive economic disaster, hour three shows how African Americans relied on informal economies, grassroots organizations and cultural innovations behind the color line to dismantle the oppressive realities of Jim Crow.

1:00am on
Runtime: 00:56:45
Widescreen

Episode 4

Despite the gains of legal desegregation, hour four reveals how Black political and cultural movements - from Black Power to Black Twitter - provide a safe space to debate, organize and celebrate.