
Show Info
- Status: Returning Series
- First Aired: January 28, 2025
- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 4
- Networks: PBS
- Genres: Documentary
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Great Migrations: A People on the Move(2025)
Overview
Explores the transformative impact of Black migration on American culture and society. From the waves of Black Americans to the North—and back South—over the last century to the growing number of immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean today, movement is a defining feature of the Black experience.
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Miniseries
4 episodes • 2025

Miniseries
4 episodes • 2025
# | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
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1 | Exodus | Jan 28, 2025 | 0.0 |
2 | Streets Paved with Gold | Feb 4, 2025 | 0.0 |
3 | One Way Ticket Back | Feb 11, 2025 | 0.0 |
4 | Coming to America | Feb 18, 2025 | 0.0 |
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