The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross
Rise! (1940-1968)
Episode 5 | 53m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
The long road to civil rights is examined in episode five.
“Rise!” examines the long road to civil rights, when the deep contradictions in American society finally became unsustainable. African Americans who fought fascism in World War II came home to face the same old racial violence. But mass media — from print to radio and TV — broadcast that injustice, planting seeds of resistance.
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The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross
Rise! (1940-1968)
Episode 5 | 53m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
“Rise!” examines the long road to civil rights, when the deep contradictions in American society finally became unsustainable. African Americans who fought fascism in World War II came home to face the same old racial violence. But mass media — from print to radio and TV — broadcast that injustice, planting seeds of resistance.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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