EXPLORE BLACK HISTORY AND CULTURE PROGRAMMING
Making Black America: Through the Grapevine The latest documentary series by renowned scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Making Black America: Through the Grapevine , premieres on Tuesday, October 4 at 8 p.m.This new four-part series highlights the vibrant cultural and social spaces at the heart of the African-American experience.
Building on Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s body of Black history programming on PBS, his new series draws a line to the modern moment and the lasting impacts of the contributions that Black men, women and communities have made on this place called America. Dr. Gates, who serves as the show's host, writer and executive producer, offers this soaring description: “For centuries, 'the Grapevine' has connected Black Americans in formal and informal networks - not just as a way of communicating, but of building and sustaining communities large and small. From churches to fraternal and sororal organizations to Black Twitter, this is the story of the making of Black America and how, in the making, a people did more than survive the onslaught of enslavement and segregation. They redefined America and its cultural gifts to the world." TPT 2 Tuesdays, starting October 4, 8 p.m.
Offering some historical context surrounding Making Black America , TPT also plans to air the following documentaries in October:
Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom Go beyond the legend and meet the inspiring woman who repeatedly risked her own life and freedom to liberate others from slavery. Harriet Tubman was one of the greatest freedom fighters in our nation’s history. TPT 2 Tuesday, October 4, 9 p.m.
Becoming Frederick Douglass Discover how a man born into slavery
became one of the most influential voices for democracy in American history. Oscar®- nominated filmmaker Stanley Nelson explores the role Douglass played in securing the right to freedom for African Americans. TPT 2 Tuesday, October 11, 9 p.m.
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