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THE AFRICAN AMERICANS: MANY RIVERS TO CROSS : Making a Way Out of No Way (1897-1940)
Black History Month Programming
Saturday, November 14, 2020, 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET
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Examine the Jim Crow era, when African Americans struggled within the confines of segregation.
- Airdate(s): 11/13/2020, 4:00 - 5:00 PM ET
- AARC #: 104
- Original Broadcast: 11/12/2013
Episode Description
“Making a Way Out of No Way” portrays the Jim Crow era, when African Americans struggled to build their own worlds within the harsh, narrow confines of segregation. At the turn of the 20th century, a steady stream of African Americans left the South, fleeing the threat of racial violence and searching for opportunities in the North and West. Leaders like Ida B. Wells, W.E.B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington and Marcus Garvey organized, offering different strategies to further Black empowerment and equality. The ascendance of Black arts and culture showed that a community with a strong identity and sense of pride was taking hold in spite of Jim Crow. “The Harlem Renaissance” redefined how America saw African Americans — and how African Americans saw themselves.
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