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Making Black America

Making Black America

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Building Black America

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Season 1 Episode 1
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Episode 2

Episode 2

Season 1 Episode 2
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Episode 3

Episode 3

Season 1 Episode 3
53:11
Making Black America

Episode 4

Season 1 Episode 4
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Harlem, The Black Metropolis

Harlem, The Black Metropolis

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A’Lelia Walker Created Safe, Sacred places for Black Artists

A’Lelia Walker Created Safe, Sacred places for Black Artists

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Inside Look

Inside Look

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The Evolution of Black Literature

The Evolution of Black Literature

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Making Black America

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Making Black America will draw our viewers into an extraordinary world that showcased Black people’s ability to collectively prosper, defy white supremacy and define Blackness in ways that transformed America itself.
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52:46
Season 1 Episode 4
Episode 4
From Black Power to Black Twitter hour four reveals safe spaces created by Black America.
Episode 3
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53:11
Season 1 Episode 3
Episode 3
Hour three uncovers vast social networks created by Black Americans to defeat Jim Crow.
Episode 2
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Season 1 Episode 2
Episode 2
Hour two explores the nation within a nation built by Black Americans out of necessity.
Building Black America
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Season 1 Episode 1
Episode 1
Hour one details how African Americans have created spaces for survival, pleasure and joy.
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