Making Black America
Making Black America
Making Black America
Through The Grapevine
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Overview
A chronicle of the vast social networks and organizations created by and for Black people—beyond the reach of the “White gaze.” Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. sits with noted scholars, politicians, cultural leaders, and old friends to discuss this world behind the color line and what it looks like today.
Status: Ended
First Air Date: 2022-10-04
Runtime: Unknown
Director: Shayla Harris
Writer: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Top Cast
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Official Videos
Making Black America | Official Trailer | PBS
Making Black America | Official Trailer | PBS
Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
Episode 1
Episode 1
As Black people fought for full citizenship, hour one explores how free African Americans exercised their self - determination by building communities, establishing schools, and creating associations that would become the foundational pillars of Black America. Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the organizations, networks and artistic impression created by and for Black people.
Episode 2
Episode 2
Episode 2
As Jim Crow laws went into effect, African Americans built a “life behind the veil” to meet their educational, economic, political, and cultural needs. Hour two explores the genesis of these organizations and networks that paved the way for Black life to flourish. Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. highlights the progress Black people made during the early 20th Century.
Episode 3
Episode 3
Episode 3
In hour 3, the Great Depression will devastate America’s economy and bring Black America to its knees. To survive, the Black community will use social networks to navigate the oppressive realities of Jim Crow. Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores how social networks formed the cultural, economic and political foundation of the Civil Rights Movement which would transform America’s race relations.
Episode 4
Episode 4
Episode 4
Despite the gains of legal desegregation, hour four reveals a fervent desire for Black spaces and institutions that provide a safe place to debate, organize and celebrate. Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores how Black cultural and political movements - from Black Power to Black Twitter - embraced a radical consciousness that championed a new generation.
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