The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
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| PBS | Release Date: October 22, 2013 |
Summary:
Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr guides viewers through the history of the impact African Americans have made the past 600+ years in this six-part documentary.
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Documentary
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Season 1 Review:
Inspiring stories of brave men, women and children introduce us to Harry Washington, one of George Washington’s slaves, who ran away from Mount Vernon and joined the British Army; to the first sit-in (a refusal to worship from the “black pews”) at a Philadelphia church in 1786; and to Mound Bayou, Miss., an all-black town founded proudly by former slaves. But we’re left wishing there were time to learn more.
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Season 1
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Season 1 Overview
Air Date: October 22, 2013
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S1:E5. Rise! (1940-1968)
Air Date: November 19, 2013
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S1:E4. Making a Way Out of No Way (1897-1940)
Air Date: November 12, 2013
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S1:E3. Into the Fire (1861-1896)
Air Date: November 5, 2013
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S1:E2. The Age of Slavery (1800-1860)
Air Date: October 29, 2013
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S1:E1. The Black Atlantic
Air Date: October 22, 2013
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Season 1 Overview