A Growing Resistance -
making black america: through the grapevine

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.

Episode Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 103

About 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.

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