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Classroom| The Rise of the Black Middle Class

New political gains like affirmative action combined with changing social attitudes to nurture a growing African American middle class, but the government continued to fear a more extreme black nationalism. This video is an excerpt from Episode Six: A More Perfect Union (1968 – 2013), the final episode of The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Length 04:46 Premiere: 11/26/13

The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross

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A More Perfect Union (1968-2013) - S1 E6

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Rise! (1940-1968) - S1 E5

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Making a Way Out of No Way (1897-1940) - S1 E4

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Into the Fire (1861-1896) - S1 E3

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The Age of Slavery (1800-1860) - S1 E2

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The Black Atlantic (1500-1800) - S1 E1

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