Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise

Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise

  • 2016
  • 1 Seasons
  • 4 Episodes
  •  9  (2)
  •   Returning Series

A look at the last five decades of African American history since the major civil rights victories through the eyes of Henry Louis Gates, Jr., exploring the tremendous gains and persistent challenges of these years.

Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise
Seasons
Touch the Sky
4. Touch the Sky
November 22, 2016
Bringing the story to the present day, Professor Gates celebrates how far African Americans have come toward equality and raises hard questions about the obstacles that remain.
Keep Your Head Up
3. Keep Your Head Up
November 22, 2016
In the 1980s and 1990s, just as African Americans were becoming more visible than ever, profound fissures within the country and black America are revealed.
Move on Up
2. Move on Up
November 15, 2016
A look at the divergent paths for African Americans and outbursts of white backlash that emerged in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Out of the Shadows
1. Out of the Shadows
November 15, 2016
The series begins at a turning point in American history – the Selma marches and Watts riots that marked a new phase in the black struggle.
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A look at the last five decades of African American history since the major civil rights victories through the eyes of Henry Louis Gates, Jr., exploring the tremendous gains and persistent challenges of these years.
  • Premiere Date
    November 15, 2016
  • Rating
    9  (2)