America Beyond the Color Line(2004)
Overview
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.
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4 episodes • 2004
Miniseries
4 episodes • 2004
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South: The Black Belt | Feb 3, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Chicago: Streets of Heaven | Feb 3, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 3 | East Coast: Ebony Towers | Feb 4, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Los Angeles: Black Hollywood | Feb 4, 2004 | 0.0 |
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