Great Migrations: A People on the Move

Great Migrations explores how a series of Black migrations have shaped the U.S. From waves of Black Americans to the North-and back South-to immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean, movement is a defining feature of the Black experience.

Thu, Jan 15 3:00 P.M. One Way Ticket Back     NHPBS (11.1)

Explore how the reverse migration of Black Americans to the South-driven by mass movements, economic change, and an ongoing struggle for freedom-continued to reshape the country.

Thu, Jan 15 4:00 P.M. Coming to America     NHPBS (11.1)

Hear the story of African and Caribbean immigrants in the United States and examine their profound impact on American culture and what it means to be Black in America.

Fri, Jan 16 9:00 P.M. Exodus     NH Explore (11.2)

Episode one of Great Migrations explores the first wave of the Great Migration (1910-1940), when more than a million Black Americans fled the Jim Crow South for the promised lands of the North, forever changing the country and themselves.

Fri, Jan 16 10:00 P.M. Streets Paved with Gold     NH Explore (11.2)

Learn about the second wave of the Great Migration when Northern and Western Black communities matured through migration and transformed the cultural and political power of Black America.

Sat, Jan 17 1:00 A.M. Exodus     NH Explore (11.2)

Episode one of Great Migrations explores the first wave of the Great Migration (1910-1940), when more than a million Black Americans fled the Jim Crow South for the promised lands of the North, forever changing the country and themselves.

Sat, Jan 17 2:00 A.M. Streets Paved with Gold     NH Explore (11.2)

Learn about the second wave of the Great Migration when Northern and Western Black communities matured through migration and transformed the cultural and political power of Black America.

Sun, Jan 18 11:00 A.M. Exodus     NH Explore (11.2)

Episode one of Great Migrations explores the first wave of the Great Migration (1910-1940), when more than a million Black Americans fled the Jim Crow South for the promised lands of the North, forever changing the country and themselves.

Sun, Jan 18 12:00 P.M. Streets Paved with Gold     NH Explore (11.2)

Learn about the second wave of the Great Migration when Northern and Western Black communities matured through migration and transformed the cultural and political power of Black America.

Wed, Jan 21 4:00 P.M. Exodus     NH Explore (11.2)

Episode one of Great Migrations explores the first wave of the Great Migration (1910-1940), when more than a million Black Americans fled the Jim Crow South for the promised lands of the North, forever changing the country and themselves.

Wed, Jan 21 5:00 P.M. Streets Paved with Gold     NH Explore (11.2)

Learn about the second wave of the Great Migration when Northern and Western Black communities matured through migration and transformed the cultural and political power of Black America.

Thu, Jan 22 4:00 A.M. Exodus     NH Explore (11.2)

Episode one of Great Migrations explores the first wave of the Great Migration (1910-1940), when more than a million Black Americans fled the Jim Crow South for the promised lands of the North, forever changing the country and themselves.

Thu, Jan 22 5:00 A.M. Streets Paved with Gold     NH Explore (11.2)

Learn about the second wave of the Great Migration when Northern and Western Black communities matured through migration and transformed the cultural and political power of Black America.

Fri, Jan 23 9:00 P.M. One Way Ticket Back     NH Explore (11.2)

Explore how the reverse migration of Black Americans to the South-driven by mass movements, economic change, and an ongoing struggle for freedom-continued to reshape the country.

Fri, Jan 23 10:00 P.M. Coming to America     NH Explore (11.2)

Hear the story of African and Caribbean immigrants in the United States and examine their profound impact on American culture and what it means to be Black in America.

Sat, Jan 24 1:00 A.M. One Way Ticket Back     NH Explore (11.2)

Explore how the reverse migration of Black Americans to the South-driven by mass movements, economic change, and an ongoing struggle for freedom-continued to reshape the country.

Sat, Jan 24 2:00 A.M. Coming to America     NH Explore (11.2)

Hear the story of African and Caribbean immigrants in the United States and examine their profound impact on American culture and what it means to be Black in America.

Sun, Jan 25 11:00 A.M. One Way Ticket Back     NH Explore (11.2)

Explore how the reverse migration of Black Americans to the South-driven by mass movements, economic change, and an ongoing struggle for freedom-continued to reshape the country.

Sun, Jan 25 12:00 P.M. Coming to America     NH Explore (11.2)

Hear the story of African and Caribbean immigrants in the United States and examine their profound impact on American culture and what it means to be Black in America.

Wed, Jan 28 4:00 P.M. One Way Ticket Back     NH Explore (11.2)

Explore how the reverse migration of Black Americans to the South-driven by mass movements, economic change, and an ongoing struggle for freedom-continued to reshape the country.

Wed, Jan 28 5:00 P.M. Coming to America     NH Explore (11.2)

Hear the story of African and Caribbean immigrants in the United States and examine their profound impact on American culture and what it means to be Black in America.

Thu, Jan 29 4:00 A.M. One Way Ticket Back     NH Explore (11.2)

Explore how the reverse migration of Black Americans to the South-driven by mass movements, economic change, and an ongoing struggle for freedom-continued to reshape the country.

Thu, Jan 29 5:00 A.M. Coming to America     NH Explore (11.2)

Hear the story of African and Caribbean immigrants in the United States and examine their profound impact on American culture and what it means to be Black in America.

Thu, Feb 5 4:00 P.M. Exodus     NHPBS (11.1)

Episode one of Great Migrations explores the first wave of the Great Migration (1910-1940), when more than a million Black Americans fled the Jim Crow South for the promised lands of the North, forever changing the country and themselves.

Fri, Feb 6 8:00 P.M. Exodus     NH World (11.3)

Episode one of Great Migrations explores the first wave of the Great Migration (1910-1940), when more than a million Black Americans fled the Jim Crow South for the promised lands of the North, forever changing the country and themselves.

Sat, Feb 7 1:00 A.M. Exodus     NH World (11.3)

Episode one of Great Migrations explores the first wave of the Great Migration (1910-1940), when more than a million Black Americans fled the Jim Crow South for the promised lands of the North, forever changing the country and themselves.

Sat, Feb 7 9:00 A.M. Exodus     NH World (11.3)

Episode one of Great Migrations explores the first wave of the Great Migration (1910-1940), when more than a million Black Americans fled the Jim Crow South for the promised lands of the North, forever changing the country and themselves.

Sat, Feb 7 3:00 P.M. Exodus     NH World (11.3)

Episode one of Great Migrations explores the first wave of the Great Migration (1910-1940), when more than a million Black Americans fled the Jim Crow South for the promised lands of the North, forever changing the country and themselves.

Thu, Feb 12 4:00 P.M. Streets Paved with Gold     NHPBS (11.1)

Learn about the second wave of the Great Migration when Northern and Western Black communities matured through migration and transformed the cultural and political power of Black America.

Fri, Feb 13 8:00 P.M. Streets Paved with Gold     NH World (11.3)

Learn about the second wave of the Great Migration when Northern and Western Black communities matured through migration and transformed the cultural and political power of Black America.

Sat, Feb 14 1:00 A.M. Streets Paved with Gold     NH World (11.3)

Learn about the second wave of the Great Migration when Northern and Western Black communities matured through migration and transformed the cultural and political power of Black America.

Sat, Feb 14 9:00 A.M. Streets Paved with Gold     NH World (11.3)

Learn about the second wave of the Great Migration when Northern and Western Black communities matured through migration and transformed the cultural and political power of Black America.

Sat, Feb 14 3:00 P.M. Streets Paved with Gold     NH World (11.3)

Learn about the second wave of the Great Migration when Northern and Western Black communities matured through migration and transformed the cultural and political power of Black America.

Thu, Feb 19 4:00 P.M. One Way Ticket Back     NHPBS (11.1)

Explore how the reverse migration of Black Americans to the South-driven by mass movements, economic change, and an ongoing struggle for freedom-continued to reshape the country.

Fri, Feb 20 8:00 P.M. One Way Ticket Back     NH World (11.3)

Explore how the reverse migration of Black Americans to the South-driven by mass movements, economic change, and an ongoing struggle for freedom-continued to reshape the country.


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