Of Black America

Season 1

1968 · 7 episodes · 7h 0m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Black History: Lost, Stolen, Strayed

   2 Jul 1968 · 60 min

   Black American heritage, a psychiatrist analyzes African-American and white children's drawings, characterizations of blacks in film, preparing black children for public school. Amos 'n' Andy appear.

2. 2

   2. The Black Soldier

   9 Jul 1968 · 60 min

   History of the military role of African-Americans, from the American Revolutionary War to the Vietnam War which was then being fought.

3. 3

   3. Black World

   16 Jul 1968 · 60 min

   Kinship and degree of cultural interchange between Black America and Black Africa is covered. Ghanaian figures Tom Mboya and Alexander Kwapong appear, along with African-American leaders.

4. 4

   4. Body and Soul

   30 Jul 1968 · 60 min

   Two parts, one on African-American athletes (including clips of Joe Louis, Jackie Robinson, Althea Gibson, Arthur Ashe, Bill Russell, and Jesse Owens) and one, featuring Ray Charles, on musicians (including clips of Lester Young, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Nat "King" Cole, and Aretha Franklin).

5. 5

   5. The Heritage of Slavery

   13 Aug 1968 · 60 min

   Current attitudes of white and black Americans toward African-American history are discussed. Explanation of the slave trade, footage shot in Charleston, South Carolina including the Old Slave Mart Museum, interviews with activist Bill Saunders and editor Lerone Bennett Jr.

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   6. In Search of a Past

   20 Aug 1968 · 60 min

7. 7

   7. Portrait in Black and White

   2 Sept 1968 · 60 min

   Results of a CBS News poll measuring racial attitudes. Walker presents on white racism and changes in white attitudes, Kuralt on African-American extremism and also on black pride.