Making Black America
A chronicle of the vast social networks and organizations created by and for Black people—beyond the reach of the “White gaze.” Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. sits with noted scholars, politicians, cultural leaders, and old friends to discuss this world behind the color line and what it looks like today.
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As Black people fought for full citizenship, hour one explores how free African Americans exercised their self - determination by building communities...
As Jim Crow laws went into effect, African Americans built a “life behind the veil” to meet their educational, economic, political, and cultural needs...
In hour 3, the Great Depression will devastate America’s economy and bring Black America to its knees. To survive, the Black community will use social...
Despite the gains of legal desegregation, hour four reveals a fervent desire for Black spaces and institutions that provide a safe place to debate, or...
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