This four-hour series, hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., introduces viewers to a world that showcases Black people's ability to collectively prosper, defy white supremacy and define Blackness in ways that transformed America itself.
Fri, Feb 3 | 9:00 P.M. |
Episode 1
![]() Hour one explores how 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. |
Fri, Feb 3 | 10:00 P.M. |
Episode 2
![]() Hour two explores how African Americans turn within, creating a community that not only sustains but empowers. |
Sat, Feb 4 | 1:00 A.M. |
Episode 1
![]() Hour one explores how 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. |
Sat, Feb 4 | 2:00 A.M. |
Episode 2
![]() Hour two explores how African Americans turn within, creating a community that not only sustains but empowers. |
Mon, Feb 6 | 3:00 A.M. |
Episode 1
![]() Hour one explores how 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. |
Mon, Feb 6 | 4:00 A.M. |
Episode 2
![]() Hour two explores how African Americans turn within, creating a community that not only sustains but empowers. |
Wed, Feb 8 | 1:00 P.M. |
Episode 1
![]() Hour one explores how 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. |
Wed, Feb 8 | 2:00 P.M. |
Episode 2
![]() Hour two explores how African Americans turn within, creating a community that not only sustains but empowers. |
Fri, Feb 10 | 9:00 P.M. |
Episode 3
![]() To survive economic disaster, hour three shows how African Americans relied on informal economies, grassroots organizations and cultural innovations behind the color line to dismantle the oppressive realities of Jim Crow. |
Fri, Feb 10 | 10:00 P.M. |
Episode 4
![]() Despite the gains of legal desegregation, hour four reveals how Black political and cultural movements - from Black Power to Black Twitter - provide a safe space to debate, organize and celebrate. |
Sat, Feb 11 | 1:00 A.M. |
Episode 3
![]() To survive economic disaster, hour three shows how African Americans relied on informal economies, grassroots organizations and cultural innovations behind the color line to dismantle the oppressive realities of Jim Crow. |
Sat, Feb 11 | 2:00 A.M. |
Episode 4
![]() Despite the gains of legal desegregation, hour four reveals how Black political and cultural movements - from Black Power to Black Twitter - provide a safe space to debate, organize and celebrate. |
Mon, Feb 13 | 3:00 A.M. |
Episode 3
![]() To survive economic disaster, hour three shows how African Americans relied on informal economies, grassroots organizations and cultural innovations behind the color line to dismantle the oppressive realities of Jim Crow. |
Mon, Feb 13 | 4:00 A.M. |
Episode 4
![]() Despite the gains of legal desegregation, hour four reveals how Black political and cultural movements - from Black Power to Black Twitter - provide a safe space to debate, organize and celebrate. |
Wed, Feb 15 | 1:00 P.M. |
Episode 3
![]() To survive economic disaster, hour three shows how African Americans relied on informal economies, grassroots organizations and cultural innovations behind the color line to dismantle the oppressive realities of Jim Crow. |
Wed, Feb 15 | 2:00 P.M. |
Episode 4
![]() Despite the gains of legal desegregation, hour four reveals how Black political and cultural movements - from Black Power to Black Twitter - provide a safe space to debate, organize and celebrate. |
Mon, Feb 20 | 7:00 P.M. |
Episode 1
![]() Hour one explores how 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. |
Mon, Feb 20 | 8:00 P.M. |
Episode 2
![]() Hour two explores how African Americans turn within, creating a community that not only sustains but empowers. |
Tue, Feb 21 | 12:00 A.M. |
Episode 1
![]() Hour one explores how 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. |
Tue, Feb 21 | 1:00 A.M. |
Episode 2
![]() Hour two explores how African Americans turn within, creating a community that not only sustains but empowers. |
Tue, Feb 21 | 8:00 A.M. |
Episode 1
![]() Hour one explores how 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. |
Tue, Feb 21 | 9:00 A.M. |
Episode 2
![]() Hour two explores how African Americans turn within, creating a community that not only sustains but empowers. |
Sun, Feb 26 | 4:00 A.M. |
Episode 1
![]() Hour one explores how 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. |
Sun, Feb 26 | 5:00 A.M. |
Episode 2
![]() Hour two explores how African Americans turn within, creating a community that not only sustains but empowers. |
WENH-TV Ch. 11 Durham
WLED-TV Ch. 48 Littleton
WEKW-TV Ch. 18 Keene
W50DP-D Ch. 50 Hanover
W34DQ-D Ch. 34 Pittsburg