Episodes
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Exodus
S1 E1 - 52m 25s
Episode one of Great Migrations explores the first wave of the Great Migration (1910-1940), a collective leap into the unknown as more than a million Black Americans fled the Jim Crow South for the promised lands of the North. In the face of some of the country’s worst racist violence, these migrants established thriving Black neighborhoods, wielded political power, and redefined American culture.
Extras + Features
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The Red Summer
S1 E1 - 4m 57s
The Red Summer of 1919 was one of the most volatile periods of our nation’s history but one of the lesser known stories is how in the midst of some of the country’s worst racist violence, Black people fought back.
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The Fallout of the Red Summer
S1 E1 - 4m 11s
By the summer of 1919, racial tensions in Chicago reached a boiling point. When white people attacked, Black people fought back.
Schedule
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Great Migrations: A People on The Move
Exodus
Saturday
Feb 1
1 Hour
Exploring the first wave of the Great Migration (1910-1940) when more than one million Black Americans fled the Jim Crow South for the promised lands of the North. -
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Great Migrations: A People on The Move
Exodus
Saturday
Feb 1
1 Hour
Exploring the first wave of the Great Migration (1910-1940) when more than one million Black Americans fled the Jim Crow South for the promised lands of the North. -
Image
Great Migrations: A People on The Move
Exodus
Saturday
Feb 1
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Exploring the first wave of the Great Migration (1910-1940) when more than one million Black Americans fled the Jim Crow South for the promised lands of the North. -
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Great Migrations: A People on The Move
Exodus
Sunday
Feb 2
1 Hour
Exploring the first wave of the Great Migration (1910-1940) when more than one million Black Americans fled the Jim Crow South for the promised lands of the North. -
Image
Great Migrations: A People on The Move
Exodus
Sunday
Feb 2
1 Hour
Exploring the first wave of the Great Migration (1910-1940) when more than one million Black Americans fled the Jim Crow South for the promised lands of the North. -
Image
Great Migrations: A People on The Move
Exodus
Sunday
Feb 2
1 Hour
Exploring the first wave of the Great Migration (1910-1940) when more than one million Black Americans fled the Jim Crow South for the promised lands of the North. -
Image
Great Migrations: A People on The Move
Exodus
Sunday
Feb 2
1 Hour
Exploring the first wave of the Great Migration (1910-1940) when more than one million Black Americans fled the Jim Crow South for the promised lands of the North. -
Image
Great Migrations: A People on The Move
Streets Paved With Gold
Tuesday
Feb 4
1 Hour
The second wave of the Great Migration -- 1940-1970, when Northern and Western Black communities matured through migration and transformed the cultural and political power of Black America. -
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Great Migrations: A People on The Move
Streets Paved With Gold
Tuesday
Feb 4
1 Hour
The second wave of the Great Migration -- 1940-1970, when Northern and Western Black communities matured through migration and transformed the cultural and political power of Black America. -
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Great Migrations: A People on The Move
Streets Paved With Gold
Wednesday
Feb 5
1 Hour
The second wave of the Great Migration -- 1940-1970, when Northern and Western Black communities matured through migration and transformed the cultural and political power of Black America. -
Image
Great Migrations: A People on The Move
Streets Paved With Gold
Wednesday
Feb 5
1 Hour
The second wave of the Great Migration -- 1940-1970, when Northern and Western Black communities matured through migration and transformed the cultural and political power of Black America. -
Image
Great Migrations: A People on The Move
Exodus
Wednesday
Feb 5
1 Hour
Exploring the first wave of the Great Migration (1910-1940) when more than one million Black Americans fled the Jim Crow South for the promised lands of the North. -
Image
Great Migrations: A People on The Move
Exodus
Wednesday
Feb 5
1 Hour
Exploring the first wave of the Great Migration (1910-1940) when more than one million Black Americans fled the Jim Crow South for the promised lands of the North. -
Image
Great Migrations: A People on The Move
Streets Paved With Gold
Wednesday
Feb 5
1 Hour
The second wave of the Great Migration -- 1940-1970, when Northern and Western Black communities matured through migration and transformed the cultural and political power of Black America. -
Image
Great Migrations: A People on The Move
Streets Paved With Gold
Wednesday
Feb 5
1 Hour
The second wave of the Great Migration -- 1940-1970, when Northern and Western Black communities matured through migration and transformed the cultural and political power of Black America. -
Image
Great Migrations: A People on The Move
Streets Paved With Gold
Saturday
Feb 8
1 Hour
The second wave of the Great Migration -- 1940-1970, when Northern and Western Black communities matured through migration and transformed the cultural and political power of Black America. -
Image
Great Migrations: A People on The Move
Streets Paved With Gold
Saturday
Feb 8
1 Hour
The second wave of the Great Migration -- 1940-1970, when Northern and Western Black communities matured through migration and transformed the cultural and political power of Black America. -
Image
Great Migrations: A People on The Move
Streets Paved With Gold
Saturday
Feb 8
1 Hour 30 Minutes
The second wave of the Great Migration -- 1940-1970, when Northern and Western Black communities matured through migration and transformed the cultural and political power of Black America. -
Image
Great Migrations: A People on The Move
Streets Paved With Gold
Sunday
Feb 9
1 Hour
The second wave of the Great Migration -- 1940-1970, when Northern and Western Black communities matured through migration and transformed the cultural and political power of Black America. -
Image
Great Migrations: A People on The Move
Streets Paved With Gold
Sunday
Feb 9
1 Hour
The second wave of the Great Migration -- 1940-1970, when Northern and Western Black communities matured through migration and transformed the cultural and political power of Black America.
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