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Episode One
As early as 1775, free Black people in the North and South built towns, established schools, held conventions - creating robust networks to address the political, economic, and social needs of the entire Black community.
- Friday February 3, 2023 9:00 pm ET on KET
- Friday February 3, 2023 8:00 pm CT on KET
- Sunday February 5, 2023 3:00 am ET on KET
- Sunday February 5, 2023 2:00 am CT on KET
Episode Two
With the hopes of a multi-racial community dashed, African Americans turn within, creating a community that not only sustains but empowers. From HBCUs to Black businesses to the Harlem Renaissance to political organizations, Black life flourished.
- Friday February 3, 2023 10:00 pm ET on KET
- Friday February 3, 2023 9:00 pm CT on KET
- Sunday February 5, 2023 4:00 am ET on KET
- Sunday February 5, 2023 3:00 am CT on KET
Episode Three
To survive a period of economic cataclysm and global war, African Americans relied on informal economies, grassroots organizations and cultural innovations behind the color line to sustain themselves and dismantle the oppressive realities of Jim Crow.
- Friday February 10, 2023 9:00 pm ET on KET
- Friday February 10, 2023 8:00 pm CT on KET
- Sunday February 12, 2023 2:00 am ET on KET
- Sunday February 12, 2023 1:00 am CT on KET
Episode Four
Despite the gains of legal desegregation, all Black political and cultural movements - from Black Power to Black Twitter - provide a safe space for a community riven by class, sexuality and generational divisions to debate, organize and celebrate.
- Friday February 10, 2023 10:00 pm ET on KET
- Friday February 10, 2023 9:00 pm CT on KET
- Sunday February 12, 2023 3:00 am ET on KET
- Sunday February 12, 2023 2:00 am CT on KET
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