
TV series
Of Black America
1968, English, on CBS. Created by Perry Wolff.
Of Black America was a series of seven one-hour documentaries presented by CBS News in the summer of 1968, at the end of the Civil Rights Movement and during a time of racial unrest (Martin Luther King had been assassinated that spring and riots in many cities had followed). The groundbreaking[1] series explored various aspects of the history and current state of African-American community.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 7
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Status
- Ended in 1968
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S1 E7: Portrait in Black and White
Aired 2 September 1968
Seasons 1
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Details
- First aired
- 2 July 1968
- Last aired
- 2 September 1968
- Network
- CBS
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Type
- Documentary
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Of Black America has 1 season and 7 episodes, about 60 minutes each.
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Yes. Of Black America ended in 1968, so you can watch the whole story.
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Who created Of Black America?
Of Black America was created by Perry Wolff and stars Bill Cosby, Mike Wallace, John Mosedale.
