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Making Black America

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.

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Episode 4

From Black Power to Black Twitter hour four reveals safe spaces created by Black America.

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Episode 3

Hour three uncovers vast social networks created by Black Americans to defeat Jim Crow.

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Episode 1

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

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