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The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross
A More Perfect Union (1968-2013)
From the Black Power movement to the first black president of the United States.
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The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross
Rise! (1940-1968)
The long road to civil rights is examined in episode five.
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The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross
Making a Way Out of No Way (1897-1940)
Examine the Jim Crow era when African Americans struggled in the confines of segregation.
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The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross
The Age of Slavery
See how black lives changed dramatically in the aftermath of the American Revolution.
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The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross
The Black Atlantic
Explore the global experiences that created the African-American people.