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Season 27 Episode 2
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Life After

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The Librarians

The Librarians

Season 27 Episode 5
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Artistic Expression

Vivien's Wild Ride

Season 27 Episode 4
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African American and Proud

The Inquisitor

Season 27 Episode 6
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Keep Quiet and Forgive

Keep Quiet and Forgive

Season 27 Episode 7
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Trailer | Mr. SOUL!

Premiering in 1968, SOUL! was the first nationally broadcast all-Black variety show on public television, merging artists from the margins with post-Civil Rights Black radical thought. Mr. SOUL! delves into this critical moment in television history, as well as the man who guided it, highlighting a turning point in representation whose impact continues to resonate to this day.

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