Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise

Black Power

Clip: Season 1  | Video has closed captioning.

During it's rise, Black Power groups organized across the country — each with their own idea about what the phrase meant. At first, Dr. King and many of his allies saw Black Power as a challenge — both to non-violence and the goal of integration — that might speed the unraveling of the always fragile interracial civil rights coalition. Watch Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise Nov. 15 & 22.

Aired: 11/15/16

Rating: NR

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