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Of Black America

Of Black America

1968 1 Seasons 7 Episodes ⭐ 0.0 Documentary

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.

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 & Episodes

EP 1

Black History: Lost, Stolen, Strayed

Black American heritage, a psychiatrist analyzes African-American and white children's drawings, characterizations of bl

EP 2

The Black Soldier

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

EP 3

Black World

Kinship and degree of cultural interchange between Black America and Black Africa is covered. Ghanaian figures Tom Mboya

EP 4

Body and Soul

Two parts, one on African-American athletes (including clips of Joe Louis, Jackie Robinson, Althea Gibson, Arthur Ashe,

EP 5

The Heritage of Slavery

Current attitudes of white and black Americans toward African-American history are discussed. Explanation of the slave t

EP 6

In Search of a Past

EP 7

Portrait in Black and White

Results of a CBS News poll measuring racial attitudes. Walker presents on white racism and changes in white attitudes, K

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