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Of Black America (1968) · WatchGuide

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Of Black America

19681 Season

Documentary

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Genre: Documentary
Origin: US

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Of Black America was a series of seven one-hour documentaries presented by CBS News in the summer of 1968, at the end of the Civil Rights Movement and during a time of racial unrest (Martin Luther King had been assassinated that spring and riots in many cities had followed). The groundbreaking[1] series explored various aspects of the history and current state of African-American community.

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Status: Ended
First aired: Jul 2, 1968
Network: CBS
Studio: CBS News Productions

Time to finish

5 hrs

7 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

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Cast

Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby

Mike Wallace

Mike Wallace

John Mosedale

Harry Reasoner

George Foster

Hal Walker

Charles Kuralt

Charles Kuralt

Self

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Episodes

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E1 · Airs Jul 2, 1968 · 1h 0m
Black History: Lost, Stolen, Strayed
Black American heritage, a psychiatrist analyzes African-American and white children's drawings, characterizations of blacks in film, preparing black children for public school. Amos 'n' Andy appear.
E2 · Airs Jul 9, 1968 · 1h 0m
The Black Soldier
History of the military role of African-Americans, from the American Revolutionary War to the Vietnam War which was then being fought.
E3 · Airs Jul 16, 1968 · 1h 0m
Black World
Kinship and degree of cultural interchange between Black America and Black Africa is covered. Ghanaian figures Tom Mboya and Alexander Kwapong appear, along with African-American leaders.
E4 · Airs Jul 30, 1968 · 1h 0m
Body and Soul
Two parts, one on African-American athletes (including clips of Joe Louis, Jackie Robinson, Althea Gibson, Arthur Ashe, Bill Russell, and Jesse Owens) and one, featuring Ray Charles, on musicians (including clips of Lester Young, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Nat "King" Cole, and Aretha Franklin).
E5 · Airs Aug 13, 1968 · 1h 0m
The Heritage of Slavery
Current attitudes of white and black Americans toward African-American history are discussed. Explanation of the slave trade, footage shot in Charleston, South Carolina including the Old Slave Mart Museum, interviews with activist Bill Saunders and editor Lerone Bennett Jr.
E6 · Airs Aug 20, 1968 · 1h 0m
In Search of a Past
E7 · Airs Sep 2, 1968 · 1h 0m
Portrait in Black and White
Results of a CBS News poll measuring racial attitudes. Walker presents on white racism and changes in white attitudes, Kuralt on African-American extremism and also on black pride.