The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - Season 1 Episode 3 Into the Fire (1861-1890)
"Into the Fire" examines the most tumultuous and consequential period in African-American history: the Civil War and the end of slavery, and Reconstruction's thrilling but brief "moment in the sun." From the beginning, African Americans were agents of their liberation - by fleeing the plantations and taking up arms to serve in the United States Colored Troops. After Emancipation, African Americans sought to realize the promise of freedom - rebuilding families shattered by slavery; demanding economic, political and civil rights; even winning elected office - but a few years later, an intransigent South mounted a swift and vicious campaign of terror to restore white supremacy and roll back African-American rights. Yet the achievements of Reconstruction remained in the collective memory of the African-American community.
Year: 2013
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States of America
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Director: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
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First Air Date: Oct 22, 2013
Last Air date: Nov 26, 2013
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 6 Episode
Runtime: 26 minutes
IMDb: 10.00/10 by 1.00 users
Popularity: 3.192
Language: English
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