Of Black America
Of Black America was a series of seven one-hour documentaries presented by CBS News in the summer of 1968, at the end of the Civil Rights Movement and during a time of racial unrest (Martin Luther King had been assassinated that spring and riots in many cities had followed). The groundbreaking[1] series explored various aspects of the history and current state of African-American community.
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- Ep 1
1.Black History: Lost, Stolen, Strayed
02-07-196860mBlack American heritage, a psychiatrist analyzes African-American and white children's drawings, characterizations of blacks in film, preparing black children for public school. Am...
- Ep 2
2.The Black Soldier
09-07-196860mHistory of the military role of African-Americans, from the American Revolutionary War to the Vietnam War which was then being fought.
- Ep 3
3.Black World
16-07-196860mKinship and degree of cultural interchange between Black America and Black Africa is covered. Ghanaian figures Tom Mboya and Alexander Kwapong appear, along with African-American l...
- Ep 4
4.Body and Soul
30-07-196860mTwo parts, one on African-American athletes (including clips of Joe Louis, Jackie Robinson, Althea Gibson, Arthur Ashe, Bill Russell, and Jesse Owens) and one, featuring Ray Charle...
- Ep 5
5.The Heritage of Slavery
13-08-196860mCurrent attitudes of white and black Americans toward African-American history are discussed. Explanation of the slave trade, footage shot in Charleston, South Carolina including t...
- Ep 6
6.In Search of a Past
20-08-196860m - Ep 7
7.Portrait in Black and White
02-09-196860mResults of a CBS News poll measuring racial attitudes. Walker presents on white racism and changes in white attitudes, Kuralt on African-American extremism and also on black pride.
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