Season 1 (2014)

1625 - 1863 – The Shadows of Slavery
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September 16, 2014 • 48m

This first episode of Emancipation Road takes a look into the history of slavery in the United States, from the beginnings of the ...Read more

1870-1909 - Separate But Equal
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September 16, 2014 • 48m

An examination of African-American life through the end of the 19th Century, and the disparity that divided society into "separate...Read more

1863-1870 - The Emancipation Proclamation
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September 16, 2014 • 48m

Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and its effect on the end of the Civil War, the Reconstruction era in the South, and t...Read more

1909-WWII - Regardless of the Color of One's Skin
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September 16, 2014 • 50m

Beginning with the founding of the NAACP, this episode examines the societal changes that helped accelerate African American advan...Read more

1945-1963 - The Double Victory
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September 16, 2014 • 52m

African American soldiers celebrated a double victory: Defeat of the Axis powers, and greater acceptance in the military following...Read more

1963-1968 - The Civil Rights Era
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September 16, 2014 • 50m

A look at the protests, demonstrations, and prominent figures of the Civil Rights Movement that finally ended segregation in the United States.

1968-Today - Heroes of Hope
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September 16, 2014 • 51m

This final episode looks at some of the groundbreaking African American heroes in the years following the Civil Rights movement, u...Read more