Explore with Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. the evolution of the African-American people, as well as the multiplicity of cultural institutions, political strategies, and religious and social perspectives they developed while forging their own history, culture and society against unimaginable odds.

Originally broadcast on PBS Television in 2013.

The Black Atlantic (1500-1800) -- The Age of Slavery (1800-1860) -- Into the Fire (1861-1896) -- Making a Way Out of No Way (1897-1940) -- Rise! (1940-1968) -- It's Nation Time (1968-2013).