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Making Black America: Through the Grapevine is a four-part series hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., that chronicles the vast social networks and organizations created by and for Black people -beyond the reach of the “White gaze.” Professor Gates sits with noted scholars, politicians, cultural leaders, and old friends to discuss this world behind the color line and what it looks like today.
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Season Episodes

Episode 4
S1 E4 Length 52:46 Premiere Date 10/25/22

Episode 3
S1 E3 Length 53:11 Premiere Date 10/18/22

Episode 2
S1 E2 Length 53:11 Premiere Date 10/11/22

Episode 1
S1 E1 Length 53:16 Premiere Date 10/04/22

Extended Trailer
Preview Length 03:20 Premiere Date 10/04/22

Making Black America promo
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 07/26/22

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Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 10/04/22

Trailer 2
Clip Length 00:30 Premiere Date 08/23/22

Inside Look
Clip Length 01:30 Premiere Date 09/13/22

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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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