Extras
A six-part series on African-American history, by Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Survey the full sweep of African-American history with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Rep. John Lewis, journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault and Julian Bond, former NAACP Chairman.
Premieres Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.
Premieres Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.
Black is Beautiful was the message sent by films, products and Soul Train.
At age six, Ruby Bridges was the sole black child to desegregate her school.
Racist images were used as propaganda to demean African-Americans and legitimize violence.
The future South Carolina Representative to Congress made a daring escape from slavery.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. learns about Priscilla, a slave on a South Carolina plantation.