Making Black America: Through The Grapevine

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.