
TV series
America Beyond the Color Line
2004, English, on PBS.
Henry Louis Gates Jr., Harvard's chair of Afro-American Studies, travels the length and breadth of the United States to take the temperature of black America at the start of the new century. He explores this rich and diverse landscape, social as well as geographic, and meets the people who are defining black America, from the most famous and influential to those at the grassroots.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 4
- Episode length
- 57 min
- Status
- Ended in 2004
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Latest episode
S1 E4: Los Angeles: Black Hollywood
Aired 4 February 2004
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Self - Host · 4 ep
- Chris TuckerSelf · 1 ep
- Samuel L. JacksonSelf · 1 ep
- Alicia KeysSelf · 1 ep
- Quincy JonesSelf · 1 ep
- Nia LongSelf · 1 ep
- Don CheadleSelf · 1 ep
- John SingletonSelf · 1 ep
- Colin PowellSelf · 1 ep
- Russell SimmonsSelf · 1 ep
- Franklin RainesSelf · 1 ep
- Maurice AshleySelf · 1 ep
Details
- First aired
- 3 February 2004
- Last aired
- 4 February 2004
- Network
- PBS
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Type
- Miniseries
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How many seasons of America Beyond the Color Line are there?
America Beyond the Color Line has 1 season and 4 episodes, about 57 minutes each.
Is America Beyond the Color Line finished?
Yes. America Beyond the Color Line ended in 2004, so you can watch the whole story.
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