Emancipation Road(2014)
Overview
From The Creators Of The Best-Selling Documentary Series "Up From Slavery"... A 7-Part Compelling Journey Through America's Greatest Saga. In 1860, the nation founded upon an idea that all men are created equal and endowed by their creator with the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness had as many as four hundred thousand slave-owners and almost four million slaves. By denying these rights to more than twelve percent of its population, America would soon pay with the blood of a generation. The story of African Slavery in America started with the first permanent English Colony in the 17th century... and ended with the Civil War. But those two hundred and fifty years of struggle were just the beginning. The beginning of a journey down the long Emancipation Road...
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7 episodes • 2014
Season 1
7 episodes • 2014
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1625 - 1863 – The Shadows of Slavery | Sep 16, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 2 | 1870-1909 - Separate But Equal | Sep 16, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 3 | 1863-1870 - The Emancipation Proclamation | Sep 16, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 4 | 1909-WWII - Regardless of the Color of One's Skin | Sep 16, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 5 | 1945-1963 - The Double Victory | Sep 16, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 6 | 1963-1968 - The Civil Rights Era | Sep 16, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 7 | 1968-Today - Heroes of Hope | Sep 16, 2014 | 0.0 |
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