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Making Black America
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52:46
From Black Power to Black Twitter hour four reveals safe spaces created by Black America.
Episode 3
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53:11
Hour three uncovers vast social networks created by Black Americans to defeat Jim Crow.
Episode 2
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53:11
Hour two explores the nation within a nation built by Black Americans out of necessity.
Episode 1
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53:16
Hour one details how African Americans have created spaces for survival, pleasure and joy.
Trailer
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This four-hour series introduces a vibrant world at the heart of the Black experience.
Extended Trailer
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Making Black America showcases Black people’s ability to define Blackness in America.
Episode 3 Preview
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This hour of Making Black America focuses on organizing for change in the Black community.
Making Black America
3:20
Making Black America showcases Black people’s ability to define Blackness in America.
Episode 4 Preview
0:32
From Black Power to Black Twitter hour four reveals safe spaces created by Black America.
Episode 2 Preview
0:32
Hour two explores the nation within a nation built by Black Americans out of necessity.
Annie Malone's and CJ Walker's Beauty Empires
1:19
"Making Black America" explores how Annie Malone and CJ Walker built their beauty empires
What is “Black Love?”
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. asks his "Making Black America" panel to define "Black love."
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