Making Black America
This four-hour series introduces a vibrant world at the heart of the Black experience.
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Episode 1
S1 Ep1 | 53m 16s
Hour one details how African Americans have created spaces for survival, pleasure and joy.
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Episode 2
S1 Ep2 | 53m 11s
Hour two explores the nation within a nation built by Black Americans out of necessity.
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Episode 3
S1 Ep3 | 53m 11s
Hour three uncovers vast social networks created by Black Americans to defeat Jim Crow.
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Episode 4
S1 Ep4 | 52m 46s
From Black Power to Black Twitter hour four reveals safe spaces created by Black America.
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Making Black America
3m 20s
Making Black America showcases Black people’s ability to define Blackness in America.
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The Evolution of Black Literature
S1 Ep1 | 52s
Episode 1 of "Making Black America" explores the evolution of Black literature.
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What is “Black Love?”
S1 Ep1 | 1m 55s
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. asks his "Making Black America" panel to define "Black love."
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The Building of Historically Black Colleges and Universities
S1 Ep2 | 1m 15s
Since 1837, more than 100 HBCUs have been founded in the United States.
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Annie Malone’s and CJ Walker’s Beauty Empires
S1 Ep2 | 1m 19s
"Making Black America" explores how Annie Malone and CJ Walker built their beauty empires
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A’Lelia Walker Created Safe, Sacred places for Black Artists
S1 Ep2 | 1m 56s
Madame CJ Walker's daughter, A’Lelia Walker, fostered Black community by hosting salons.
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Episode 2 Preview
S1 Ep2 | 32s
Hour two explores the nation within a nation built by Black Americans out of necessity.
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Episode 3 Preview
S1 Ep3 | 32s
This hour of Making Black America focuses on organizing for change in the Black community.
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Harlem, The Black Metropolis
S1 Ep3 | 1m 35s
A look at the black businesses, churches, entertainment of Harlem, the "Black Metropolis."
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Episode 4 Preview
S1 Ep4 | 32s
From Black Power to Black Twitter hour four reveals safe spaces created by Black America.
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Extended Trailer
3m 20s
Making Black America showcases Black people’s ability to define Blackness in America.
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Trailer 2
30s
Making Black America chronicles social networks created by Black people during Jim Crow.
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Inside Look
1m 30s
"Making Black America" directors discuss how storytelling helped shape black culture.
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