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 Season 1

November. 15,2016
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Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise

2016  / TV-PG
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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.

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
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Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise Season 1 Full Episode Guide

Episode 4 - Touch the Sky
First Aired: 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.

Episode 3 - Keep Your Head Up
First Aired: 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.

Episode 2 - Move on Up
First Aired: 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.

Episode 1 - Out of the Shadows
First Aired: 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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