Season 1
7 episodes · Jul 2, 1968
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- S1E1
Black History: Lost, Stolen, Strayed
Jul 2, 196860mBlack American heritage, a psychiatrist analyzes African-American and white children's drawings, characterizations of blacks in film, preparing black children for public school. Amos 'n' Andy appear.
- S1E2
The Black Soldier
Jul 9, 196860mHistory of the military role of African-Americans, from the American Revolutionary War to the Vietnam War which was then being fought.
- S1E3
Black World
Jul 16, 196860mKinship and degree of cultural interchange between Black America and Black Africa is covered. Ghanaian figures Tom Mboya and Alexander Kwapong appear, along with African-American leaders.
- S1E4
Body and Soul
Jul 30, 196860mTwo parts, one on African-American athletes (including clips of Joe Louis, Jackie Robinson, Althea Gibson, Arthur Ashe, Bill Russell, and Jesse Owens) and one, featuring Ray Charles, on musicians (including clips of Lester Young, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Nat "King" Cole, and Aretha Franklin).
- S1E5
The Heritage of Slavery
Aug 13, 196860mCurrent attitudes of white and black Americans toward African-American history are discussed. Explanation of the slave trade, footage shot in Charleston, South Carolina including the Old Slave Mart Museum, interviews with activist Bill Saunders and editor Lerone Bennett Jr.
- S1E7
Portrait in Black and White
Sep 2, 196860mResults of a CBS News poll measuring racial attitudes. Walker presents on white racism and changes in white attitudes, Kuralt on African-American extremism and also on black pride.