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The African Americans Many Rivers to Cross Episode 1: The Black Atlantic (1500-1800)

The African Americans Many Rivers to Cross Episode 1: The Black Atlantic (1500-1800)

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The African Americans Many Rivers to Cross Episode 5: Rise! (1940 - 1968)

The African Americans Many Rivers to Cross Episode 5: Rise! (1940 - 1968)

"Rise!" examines the long road to civil rights, when the deep contradictions in

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The African Americans Many Rivers to Cross Episode 6: A More Perfect Union (1968 - 2013)

The African Americans Many Rivers to Cross Episode 6: A More Perfect Union (1968 - 2013)

"A More Perfect Union" After 1968,

The African Americans Many Rivers to Cross Episode 2: The Age of Slavery (1800 -1860)

The African Americans Many Rivers to Cross Episode 2: The Age of Slavery (1800 -1860)

"The Age of Slavery" illustrates how

The African Americans Many Rivers to Cross Episode 3: Into the Fire (1861-1896)

The African Americans Many Rivers to Cross Episode 3: Into the Fire (1861-1896)

"Into the Fire" examines the most tumultuous and consequential period in

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The African Americans Many Rivers to Cross Episode 4:  Making a way Out of no way (1897-1940)

The African Americans Many Rivers to Cross Episode 4: Making a way Out of no way (1897-1940)

"Making a Way Out of No Way" portrays the Jim Crow era, when

The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross (with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.)

The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross (with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.)

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Many Rivers to Cross: Ruby Bridges, School Integration (HD)

Many Rivers to Cross: Ruby Bridges, School Integration (HD)

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Many Rivers to Cross: The Cotton Economy and Slavery (HD)

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'Many Rivers to Cross'  recounts African-American history

'Many Rivers to Cross' recounts African-American history

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The African Americans: Many Rivers To Cross

The African Americans: Many Rivers To Cross

Dr. Sonya Horsford talks about Ruby Duncan and how she triumphed through education in Las Vegas, NV in the 1950s.

African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross

African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross

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The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross

The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross

This six-hour series chronicles the full sweep of