The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Making a Way Out of No Way (1897-1940) (Season 1, Episode 4)
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TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary

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The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Making a Way Out of No Way (1897-1940) (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary

From PBS: "Making a Way Out of No Way" portrays the Jim Crow era, when African Americans struggled to build their own worlds within the harsh, narrow confines of segregation. At the turn of the 20th century, a steady stream of African ...See moreFrom PBS: "Making a Way Out of No Way" portrays the Jim Crow era, when African Americans struggled to build their own worlds within the harsh, narrow confines of segregation. At the turn of the 20th century, a steady stream of African Americans left the South, fleeing the threat of racial violence and searching for opportunities in the North and West. Leaders like Ida B. Wells, W.E.B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington and Marcus Garvey organized, offering different strategies to further black empowerment and equality. The ascendance of black arts and culture showed that a community with a strong identity and sense of pride was taking hold in spite of Jim Crow. "The Harlem Renaissance" redefined how America saw African Americans - and how African Americans saw themselves. See less

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Henry Louis Gates Jr. Self - host and narrator (as Henry Louis Gates) Self - host and narrator (as Henry Louis Gates) See fewer	12 Years a Slave (2013)
Isabel Wilkerson Self - author Self - author See fewer	Origin (2023)
David Levering Lewis Self - historian Self - historian See fewer	New York: A Documentary Film (1999)
Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham Self - historian, Harvard University Self - historian, Harvard University See fewer	The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
David Pilgrim Self - founder and curator, Jim Crow Museum Self - founder and curator, Jim Crow Museum See fewer	The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
Brent Hayes Edwards Self - historian Self - historian See fewer	The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
Donald Bogle Self - author Self - author See fewer	Brown Sugar (1986)
Wess Young Self - Tulsa race riot survivor Self - Tulsa race riot survivor See fewer	Before They Die! (2008)
Tedra Williams Self - Wess Young's granddaughter Self - Wess Young's granddaughter See fewer	The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
Charles Ogletree Self - civil rights lawyer (as Charles J. Ogletree Jr.) Self - civil rights lawyer (as Charles J. Ogletree Jr.) See fewer	Before They Die! (2008)
Hannibal Johnson Self - author (as Hannibal B. Johnson) Self - author (as Hannibal B. Johnson) See fewer	Greenwood Avenue: A Virtual Reality Experience (2021)
Patricia A. Sullivan Self - historian (as Patricia Sullivan) Self - historian (as Patricia Sullivan) See fewer	The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
Peniel E. Joseph Self - historian Self - historian See fewer	Genius (2017)
Marcus Garvey Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Bob Marley: The Making of a Legend (2011)
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Langston Hughes Self (voice) (archive sound) Self (voice) (archive sound) See fewer	Way Down South (1939)
James Latimer Allen Self - Photographer (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Photographer (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Muhammad Ali (2021)
Aaron Douglas Self - Painter (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Painter (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	A Study of Negro Artists (1936)
Duke Ellington Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Palmer Hayden Self - Painter (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Painter (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	A Study of Negro Artists (1936)