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Making a Way Out of No Way (1897-1940)

Season 1 Episode 4 | 53m 10s

During the Jim Crow era, African Americans struggled to build their own worlds within the confines of segregation. At the turn of the 20th century, a steady stream of African Americans migrated away from the South, fleeing racial violence and searching for better opportunities in the North and the West. At the same time, there was an ascendance of arts and culture, such as The Harlem Renaissance.

Aired: 11/11/13 | Expires: 07/11/21
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.
Many stakeholders benefited from the cotton economy that fueled slavery's expansion.