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Take a closer look at the lives of various Black Americans who have made indelible marks on history with their artistry, professional achievements, and community activism. More available here: to.pbs.org/3ud82vg and on the PBS Video app.

11:47

The Slavery Lawsuits They Didn't Teach You In School

PBS Origins

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The Photo That Inspired Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s Interest in Genealogy | Finding Your Roots | PBS

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53:41

Charley Pride: I'm Just Me | Full Documentary | American Masters | PBS

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3:20

The Disappearance of Miss Scott | Official Preview | Hazel Scott | American Masters | PBS

American Masters PBS

11:12

Why Did Black Soldiers Fight for the British in the Revolutionary War?

PBS Origins

2:59

When is a photo an act of resistance?

American Experience | PBS

10:38

Brad Lomax: The forgotten Black Panther's revolutionary story | Short Documentary | RENEGADES

American Masters PBS

13:50

Why Thomas "Blind Tom" Wiggins was the most famous Black musician of the 1800s | RENEGADES

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Slavery Separated Them. Generations Later, They're Reuniting. | PBS Short Docs

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How Two Free Black Women Upended the Religious Establishment

PBS Origins

5:25

MLB recognizes Negro Leagues legends by adding their stats to official records

PBS NewsHour

10:29

How Charlie Sifford broke the PGA’s color barrier and changed the course of golf

PBS NewsHour

2:50

Twinkie Clark is the Mother of Contemporary Gospel Music | GOSPEL with Prof. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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Searching for Augusta Savage | Full Documentary | American Masters Shorts | PBS

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4:44

INCREDIBLE Concert Finale with Lena Byrd Miles | GOSPEL Live! Presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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10:01

'The Space Race' documentary explores Black astronauts' efforts to overcome injustice

PBS NewsHour

5:23

The Emotional Discovery in LaVar Burton's Family Tree | Finding Your Roots | PBS

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2:19

The Queen of Gospel’s First Recordings from 1937 | GOSPEL with Prof. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. | PBS

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10:07

Joy Reid's 'Medgar and Myrlie' traces extraordinary lives and love of civil rights leaders

PBS NewsHour

1:53:07

Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming A Space | Full Documentary | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | PBS

American Experience | PBS

3:06

How The Hammond Organ Transformed Gospel Music | GOSPEL with Prof. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. | PBS

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4:54

Civil Rights in the Sky: The woman who paved the way for Black flight attendants

American Experience | PBS

1:26

Will Liverman Performs as Malcolm X | X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X | GP at the Met

Great Performances | PBS

8:09

The Secret Group That Planned an Insurrection Against Slavery

PBS Origins

3:34

How Serena Williams Broke Barriers in Tennis 🎾 | Groundbreakers: Icons That Changed the Game

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8:15

How Black People’s Right to Vote Has Been Suppressed in America | FRONTLINE Short Docs

FRONTLINE PBS | Official

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GOSPEL | Prof. Henry Louis Gates Jr. | Official Extended Trailer | PBS

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14:28

Exploring the Revolutionary Legacy of Black River Baptisms

PBS Voices

1:43

The origins of "Tutti Frutti" | Little Richard | American Masters | PBS

American Masters PBS

13:32

Inside Black New Orleans' Most Sacred Ritual

PBS Voices

4:18

Van Jones' Ancestors Became Free Before Emancipation | Finding Your Roots | PBS

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2:22

The history of Black artists in country music | Rissi Palmer: Still Here | American Masters | PBS

American Masters PBS

15:54

Sydney G. James: How We See Us | In the Making | American Masters | PBS

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2:26

Queen Latifah and the First Feminist Hip Hop Anthem | PBS

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11:57

The History of the South's Forbidden Black Burials

PBS Voices

2:06

Composer Evelyn Simpson Curenton on "Spirituals in Concert" | Magic of Spirituals | GP on PBS

Great Performances | PBS

6:41

Tony Gonzalez Discovers Ancestors' Incredible Reunion After Slavery | Finding Your Roots | PBS

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4:33

How Robert Smalls sailed his crew and family to freedom during the Civil War

PBS NewsHour

6:08

Doug Williams on the significance of 2 Black quarterbacks in the Super Bowl

PBS NewsHour

18:00

“To Be Black Isn't Just About Suffering:” Finding Joy in Early Black Writing | Amanpour and Company

Amanpour and Company

3:01

Hurricane Katrina Hits, Hip Hop Stars Step Up | Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World | PBS

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6:52

New England's role in Frederick Douglass' first steps to freedom

PBS NewsHour

10:37

The Hidden Truth in Viola Davis' Family Tree | Finding Your Roots | PBS

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3:16

How Public Enemy's 'Fight The Power' Became an Anthem | PBS

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1:45

American Experience TRAILBLAZERS | ZORA NEALE HURSTON | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | PBS

American Experience | PBS

6:02

"It Still Feels Like a Gut Punch" - Niecy Nash Discovers Her Ancestors' History as Slaves

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

2:21

The Impact of Hip Hop Turning 50 with 'Fight the Power' Producers Chuck D and Lorrie Boula | PBS

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2:11

Roberta Flack was a child piano prodigy | Roberta Flack | American Masters | PBS

American Masters PBS

2:59

The Films of Zora Neale Hurston | ZORA NEALE HURSTON: CLAIMING A SPACE | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | PBS

American Experience | PBS

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ZORA NEALE HURSTON: CLAIMING A SPACE | Chapter One | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | PBS

American Experience | PBS

1:40

How Roberta Flack created soul music | Roberta Flack | American Masters | PBS

American Masters PBS

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The Picture Taker | Official Trailer | Independent Lens | PBS

Independent Lens

0:31

ZORA NEALE HURSTON: CLAIMING A SPACE | PROMO | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | PBS

American Experience | PBS

2:29

The origin of Flack's hit "Killing Me Softly With His Song" | Roberta Flack | American Masters | PBS

American Masters PBS

12:19

Why Gordon Parks’ Most Famous Photo Almost Wasn’t Released | The Bigger Picture with Vincent Brown

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1:51

The East-West All-Star Baseball Game | Making Black America | PBS

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1:13

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper’s Influence on the Evolution of Black Literature

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

2:17

The Past and Present of Black Salons | Making Black America | PBS

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2:41

The Most Photographed American of the 19th Century | Becoming Frederick Douglass | PBS

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Becoming Frederick Douglass | First Look | PBS

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10:11

Toni Morrison’s Opus About Confronting a Terrible Past | It's Lit

Storied

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Lionel Richie Accepts the Gershwin Prize | PBS

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How racism affected Marian Anderson's vocal billing | Marian Anderson | American Masters | PBS

American Masters PBS

1:43

Anita Hill Discovers Her Great-Great Grandparents’ Identities

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

1:34

Finding Your Roots | Anita Hill Wins “The Genealogical Jackpot”

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

1:37

Brittany Packnett Cunningham Yearns to Learn About Her Grandfather

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

1:16

Brittany Packnett Cunningham’s Emotional Reaction to Meeting Her Great-Grandparents

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

1:39

Anita Hill Unpacks Her Sense of Optimism and Humble Beginnings

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

1:53

Ailey dancers reflect on company's scrappy beginnings | Ailey | American Masters | PBS

American Masters PBS

1:44

Finding Your Roots | Lee Daniels Discovers Surprising Familial Ties

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

2:13

Bill T. Jones remembers the first time he met Alvin Ailey | Ailey | American Masters | PBS

American Masters PBS

1:24

Finding Your Roots | Clues About Lee Daniels’ Fun-Loving Side of the Family

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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Rennie Harris on the power of the choreographer | Ailey | American Masters | PBS

American Masters PBS

2:26

Ailey's dance, "Revelations," draws on African-American spirituals | Ailey | American Masters | PBS

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Ailey | Official Trailer | American Masters | PBS

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Warren Snipe on hip-hop in the Deaf community | Becoming Helen Keller | American Masters | PBS

American Masters PBS

0:58

Introducing: Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant

Nature on PBS

2:10

Icon: Music Through the Lens | A Photo Shoot: Lauryn Hill | PBS

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Muhammad Ali | Official Trailer #1: The GOAT | A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon | PBS

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Who Buddy Guy Admires Most | Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away | American Masters | PBS

American Masters PBS

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Buddy Guy's Grammys | Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away | American Masters | PBS

American Masters PBS

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Meet Gladys Bentley, drag king of the Harlem Renaissance | Masters of Drag | American Masters | PBS

American Masters PBS

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Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase The Blues Away | Official Trailer | American Masters | PBS

American Masters PBS

3:49

The Black Church | The Role of Music | PBS

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The Black Church | Black Jesus and Christianity | PBS

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The Black Church | Gospel and Disco’s Gay Anthems | PBS

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The Black Church | Black Pride, Pan-Africanism, and the Nation of Islam | PBS

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The Black Church | Gospel Music and the Civil Rights Movement | PBS

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The Black Church | John Legend Credits the Church for His Music Career | PBS

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The Black Church | Cornerstones | The Servant | PBS

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The Black Church | Cornerstones | The Hymnist | PBS

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The Black Church | Cornerstones | The Reader | PBS

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The Black Church | Cornerstones | PBS

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The Black Church | Inside Look | PBS

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The Black Church | Official Trailer | PBS

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15:38

Amanda Gorman, Activist and National Youth Poet Laureate | Amanpour and Company

Amanpour and Company

2:05

Exclusive Clip | Alicia Keys | How It Feels To Be Free | American Masters | PBS

American Masters PBS

56:17

Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan | Bryan Stevenson | Full Episode | PBS

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1:31

Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan | Death Row Conversation | Bryan Stevenson | PBS

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3:16

First-Time Birders | Birding 101 with Sheridan Alford

Nature on PBS

3:23

Tips and Tricks for Birding Beginners | Birding 101 with Sheridan Alford

Nature on PBS

3:36

Introduction to Birding | Birding 101 with Sheridan Alford

Nature on PBS

51:13

The True Story of Madam C.J. Walker | TWO DOLLARS AND A DREAM | Full Film

WORLD

2:01

Official Preview | Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool | American Masters | PBS

American Masters PBS

2:27

Official Trailer | Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool | American Masters | PBS

American Masters PBS

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Clip | Miles Davis Loved Playing this Prince Album on Repeat | American Masters | PBS

American Masters PBS

2:27

Official Trailer | Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool | American Masters | PBS

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16:29

Where Are You REALLY From? Black Migrations and Immigration, Explained

Say It Loud

0:31

BLACK AMERICA SINCE MLK AND STILL I RISE Official Trailer PBS

WHS RockTV

2:56

Filmmaker RaMell Ross on the black experience in documentary film

PBS NewsHour

12:58

"Black sounding" names and their surprising history

Say It Loud

0:31

Official Preview | Boss: The Black Experience in Business | PBS

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9:30

Black People Made That! Intellectual Property and US Patents

Say It Loud

1:48

Official Trailer | BOSS: The Black Experience in Business | PBS

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11:00

Are you "Black" or "African American?" | Say It Loud | PBS Digital Studios

Say It Loud

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Say it Loud - First Look | PBS Digital Studios

Say It Loud

6:02

For black Americans, era since civil rights movement brought success and vulnerability

PBS NewsHour

2:47

BLACK AMERICA SINCE MLK: AND STILL I RISE | Episode 3 Scene: The Million Man March | PBS

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BLACK AMERICA SINCE MLK: AND STILL I RISE | Episode 3 Scene: Black Celebrities in the 1980s | PBS

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2:22

BLACK AMERICA SINCE MLK: AND STILL I RISE | Episode 2 Scene: Reagan's Policies & Black America | PBS

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BLACK AMERICA SINCE MLK: AND STILL I RISE | Episode 2 Scene: The Myth of the Welfare Queen | PBS

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BLACK AMERICA SINCE MLK: AND STILL I RISE | Episode 2 Scene: Affirmative Action PBS

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2:19

BLACK AMERICA SINCE MLK: AND STILL I RISE | Episode 2 Scene: White Flight | PBS

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BLACK AMERICA SINCE MLK: AND STILL I RISE | Episode 1 Scene: MLK and Black Activists | PBS

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BLACK AMERICA SINCE MLK: AND STILL I RISE | Episode 1 Scene: Black Power | PBS

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BLACK AMERICA SINCE MLK: AND STILL I RISE | Episode 1 Scene: The Black Panthers | PBS

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BLACK AMERICA SINCE MLK: AND STILL I RISE | Episode 1 Scene: Lowndes County | PBS

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3:23

Tips and Tricks for Birding Beginners | Birding 101 with Sheridan Alford

Nature on PBS

3:36

Introduction to Birding | Birding 101 with Sheridan Alford

Nature on PBS

51:13

The True Story of Madam C.J. Walker | TWO DOLLARS AND A DREAM | Full Film

WORLD

2:01

Official Preview | Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool | American Masters | PBS

American Masters PBS

2:27

Official Trailer | Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool | American Masters | PBS

American Masters PBS

0:44

Clip | Miles Davis Loved Playing this Prince Album on Repeat | American Masters | PBS

American Masters PBS

2:27

Official Trailer | Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool | American Masters | PBS

PBS

16:29

Where Are You REALLY From? Black Migrations and Immigration, Explained

Say It Loud

0:31

BLACK AMERICA SINCE MLK AND STILL I RISE Official Trailer PBS

WHS RockTV

2:56

Filmmaker RaMell Ross on the black experience in documentary film

PBS NewsHour

12:58

"Black sounding" names and their surprising history

Say It Loud

0:31

Official Preview | Boss: The Black Experience in Business | PBS

PBS

9:30

Black People Made That! Intellectual Property and US Patents

Say It Loud

1:48

Official Trailer | BOSS: The Black Experience in Business | PBS

PBS

11:00

Are you "Black" or "African American?" | Say It Loud | PBS Digital Studios

Say It Loud

1:00

Say it Loud - First Look | PBS Digital Studios

Say It Loud

6:02

For black Americans, era since civil rights movement brought success and vulnerability

PBS NewsHour

2:47

BLACK AMERICA SINCE MLK: AND STILL I RISE | Episode 3 Scene: The Million Man March | PBS

PBS

2:00

BLACK AMERICA SINCE MLK: AND STILL I RISE | Episode 3 Scene: Black Celebrities in the 1980s | PBS

PBS

2:22

BLACK AMERICA SINCE MLK: AND STILL I RISE | Episode 2 Scene: Reagan's Policies & Black America | PBS

PBS

2:27

BLACK AMERICA SINCE MLK: AND STILL I RISE | Episode 2 Scene: The Myth of the Welfare Queen | PBS

PBS

2:25

BLACK AMERICA SINCE MLK: AND STILL I RISE | Episode 2 Scene: Affirmative Action PBS

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2:19

BLACK AMERICA SINCE MLK: AND STILL I RISE | Episode 2 Scene: White Flight | PBS

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2:22

BLACK AMERICA SINCE MLK: AND STILL I RISE | Episode 1 Scene: MLK and Black Activists | PBS

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2:15

BLACK AMERICA SINCE MLK: AND STILL I RISE | Episode 1 Scene: Black Power | PBS

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1:53

BLACK AMERICA SINCE MLK: AND STILL I RISE | Episode 1 Scene: The Black Panthers | PBS

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BLACK AMERICA SINCE MLK: AND STILL I RISE | Episode 1 Scene: Lowndes County | PBS

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