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Celebrate Black History month

Season 1
From the Tuskegee Airmen to Freedom Summer, look back on the history of African American achievements.
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  1. S1 E1 - Tuskegee Airmen

    December 5, 2007
    45min
    TV-PG
    The Tuskegee Airmen, an all-black fighter squadron, shatters racist stereotypes as it takes down enemies over Northern Italy, Czechoslovakia, and Berlin.
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  2. S1 E2 - Freedom Summer

    April 12, 2006
    44min
    TV-PG
    In 1964, national attention turned to Mississippi when three Civil Rights workers were murdered by the Ku Klux Klan. This watershed moment eventually led to the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
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  3. S1 E3 - Richard Pryor: Comic On The Edge

    July 7, 1996
    42min
    TV-PG
    Chronicle the turbulent career of the African-American stand-up comic and TV and film star who broke new ground before self-destructing.
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  4. S1 E4 - Harlem Globetrotters: America's Court Jesters

    June 14, 1999
    44min
    TV-G
    The "Clown Princes of Basketball" bring laughs and ball-handling wizardry to fans worldwide. Trace their journey from the start to the halcyon days when their players ranked among the world's best.
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  5. S1 E5 - America's Black Warriors

    February 21, 1998
    47min
    TV-G
    Exclusive interviews with some of the U.S. military's first black soldiers, sailors, and airmen reveal how selflessly they fought against both systemic racism and foreign enemies.
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  6. S1 E6 - Stevie Wonder

    December 7, 2008
    45min
    TV-PG
    He was born prematurely and left permanently blind. Despite his disability, or maybe because of it, Stevie Wonder was a musical prodigy. Learn more about his great obstacles and even greater achievements.
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  7. S1 E7 - First To Fight: The Black Tankers Of WWII

    February 18, 2006
    45min
    TV-14
    Through the stories of a group of surviving veterans, examine the history of the first all-black tank unit to see combat: how they came to be, the racism they faced, and their courageous service in the European Theater.
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  8. S1 E8 - Slavery And The Opposition

    February 11, 1996
    43min
    TV-G
    In Philadelphia in 1776, a bargain was struck with South Carolina allowing slavery - a deal that would lead to disaster. Though it was not the only issue dividing the North and South, slavery would spark the Civil War.
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