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Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise

2016 · 1 season

A sober, sweeping history lesson that moves briskly through decades of struggle, mixing archival footage and testimony into something stirring and quietly urgent.

Created by: Leslie Asako Gladsjø, Talleah Bridges McMahon
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Overview: A look at the last five decades of African American history since the major civil rights victories through the eyes of Henry Louis Gates, Jr., exploring the tremendous gains and persistent challenges of these years.

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Created by: Leslie Asako Gladsjø, Talleah Bridges McMahon
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: race
politics
justice
class
identity
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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