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Making Black America

Making Black America

Making Black America

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Episode 1

Season 1 Episode 1

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Harlem, The Black Metropolis

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

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

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Inside Look

Inside Look

Inside Look

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The Building of Historically Black Colleges and Universities

The Building of Historically Black Colleges and Universities

The Building of Historically Black Colleges and Universities

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The Evolution of Black Literature

The Evolution of Black Literature

The Evolution of Black Literature

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Annie Malone's and CJ Walker's Beauty Empires

Annie Malone's and CJ Walker's Beauty Empires

Annie Malone's and CJ Walker's Beauty Empires

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What is “Black Love?”

What is “Black Love?”

What is “Black Love?”

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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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Season 1 Episode 1

Episode 1

Hour one details how African Americans have created spaces for survival, pleasure and joy.