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The long road to civil rights is examined in episode five.
Examine the Jim Crow era when African Americans struggled in the confines of segregation.
The Civil War, the end of slavery and Reconstruction's impact on African American history.
See how black lives changed dramatically in the aftermath of the American Revolution.
Explore the global experiences that created the African-American people.
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At age six, Ruby Bridges was the sole black child to desegregate her school.
Premieres Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.
Racist images were used as propaganda to demean African-Americans and legitimize violence.
Premieres Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.
The future South Carolina Representative to Congress made a daring escape from slavery.
Premieres Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.
Many stakeholders benefited from the cotton economy that fueled slavery's expansion.
Black lives changed dramatically in the aftermath of the American Revolution.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. learns about Priscilla, a slave on a South Carolina plantation.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. discusses two of the earliest Africans to arrive in North America.
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