Showing results 1 - 10 of 15 for the tag: african-american.
SLAVERY BY ANOTHER NAME
Monday, February 11 at 10 p.m. — Once the Civil War was over, slavery was finished, right? Not quite…
FRONTLINE: Endgame–AIDS in Black America
Tuesday, July 10, 9 p.m. — Trace the history of the AIDS epidemic through the experiences of individuals who tell their stories.
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Jesse Owens
Tuesday, May 1 at 8 p.m. — Trace the story of Jesse Owens’ remarkable victories in the face of Nazi racism during the 1936 Olympics.
INDEPENDENT LENS: More Than a Month
Sunday, February 19 at 11 p.m. — Find out why an African-American filmmaker wants to end Black History Month.
SLAVERY BY ANOTHER NAME
Monday, February 13 at 9 p.m. — Explore the little-known story of the labor practices and laws that effectively created a new form of slavery in the South that persisted into the 20th century.
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Freedom Riders
Tuesday, December 6 at 7:30 p.m. — From May until November 1961, more than 400 ordinary Americans risked their lives to challenge segregation in the the Deep South.
HISTORY DETECTIVES: Episode 912
Tuesday, October 11 at 8 p.m. — A black man in a Confederate uniform, Hollywood underpaying Native Americans, and an ornate stock certificate.
HISTORY DETECTIVES: Episode 904
Tuesday, July 12 at 8 p.m. — A Civil War soldier’s letter, signatures of Charles Lindbergh and helicopter inventor Igor Sikorsky, and a 1950s comic book called Negro Romance.
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Soundtrack for a Revolution
Monday, May 9 at 9 p.m. — The story of the American civil rights movement as heard through its powerful music.
PIONEERS OF TELEVISION: Crime Dramas
Tuesday, February 1 at 8 p.m. — As viewers reveled in being transported to shadowy underworlds, creative geniuses emerged along with groundbreaking actors.



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