Extras

The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross

Official Preview

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Survey the full sweep of African-American history with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross

Extended Trailer

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A six-part series on African-American history, by Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross

A More Perfect Union (1968-2013) - Preview

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Premieres Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.

The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross

Black is Beautiful

Clip: Ep6 | 3m

Black is Beautiful was the message sent by films, products and Soul Train.

The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross

Civil Rights Movement Leaders in Conversation

Clip: Ep5 | 1h 18m 54s

Rep. John Lewis, journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault and Julian Bond, former NAACP Chairman.

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Ruby Bridges Desegregates a School

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At age six, Ruby Bridges was the sole black child to desegregate her school.

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Rise! (1940-1968) - Preview

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Premieres Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.

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Racist Images and Messages in Jim Crow Era

Clip: Ep4 | 2m 25s

Racist images were used as propaganda to demean African-Americans and legitimize violence.

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

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Premieres Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.

The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross

Robert Smalls: A Daring Escape

Clip: Ep3 | 3m 8s

The future South Carolina Representative to Congress made a daring escape from slavery.

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Into the Fire (1861-1896) - Preview

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Premieres Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.

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The Cotton Economy and Slavery

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Many stakeholders benefited from the cotton economy that fueled slavery's expansion.

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The Age of Slavery (1800-1860) - Preview

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Black lives changed dramatically in the aftermath of the American Revolution.

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Priscilla, a Slave

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. learns about Priscilla, a slave on a South Carolina plantation.

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The Black Atlantic (1500-1800)

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The first Africans in America and the beginning of plantation slavery in the South.

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America's Earliest Africans

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. discusses two of the earliest Africans to arrive in North America.