The second season of this Civil Rights documentary chronicles the time period between the national emergence of Malcolm X during 1964 to the 1983 election of Harold Washington as the first African-American mayor of Chicago.
1. The Time Has Come: 1964-1966
Aired: Jan 14, 1990Episode focuses on black militancy and the roots of the black power movement....
Aired: Jan 19, 1990 Northern cities served as the backdrop for confrontations on a scale the civi...
Aired: Jan 28, 1990 Exploring the influence of the idea of black power on freedom movement. Follo...
4. The Promised Land: 1967-1968
Aired: Feb 4, 1990Martin Luther King, Jr. stakes out new ground for himself and the rapidly fra...
5. Ain't Gonna Shuffle No More: 1964-1972
Aired: Feb 11, 1990Call to pride and push for unity galvanize blacks. Cassius Clay challenges Am...
6. A Nation of Law?: 1968-1971
Aired: Feb 18, 1990Black activism is increasingly met with violent and unethical response from l...
7. The Keys to the Kingdom: 1974-1980
Aired: Feb 25, 1990In the 1970s, anti-discrimination rights are put to the test. Boston whites v...
8. Back to the Movement: 1979-Mid 1980s
Aired: Mar 4, 1990Episode explores new and old challenges that black communities faced 25 years...
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Current Status: Ended
Network: PBS
Production Country: United States
Genres: Documentary, History
