Episode 2
As Jim Crow laws went into effect, African Americans built a “life behind the veil” to meet their educational, economic, political, and cultural needs. Hour two explores the genesis of these organizations and networks that paved the way for Black life to flourish. Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. highlights the progress Black people made during the early 20th Century.
Previews + Extras
The Building of Historically Black Colleges and Universities
S1 E2 - 1m 15s
Since 1837, more than 100 HBCUs have been founded in the United States – most in the half century following the Civil War.
Annie Malone's and CJ Walker's Beauty Empires
S1 E2 - 1m 19s
"Making Black America" explores how Annie Malone and CJ Walker built their beauty empires. Both women envisioned their businesses as more than money-making enterprises, and also operated as a vehicle to create economic opportunity for Black women and a home for culture and community.
A’Lelia Walker Created Safe, Sacred places for Black Artists
S1 E2 - 1m 56s
Madame CJ Walker's daughter, A’Lelia Walker, made an astounding impact building Black community and Langston Hughes crowned her “the joy goddess of Harlem’s 1920s.”
Episode 2 Preview
S1 E2 - 32s
As Jim Crow laws went into effect, African Americans built a “life behind the veil” to meet their educational, economic, political, and cultural needs. Hour two explores the genesis of these organizations and networks that paved the way for Black life to flourish. Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. highlights the progress Black people made during the early 20th Century.
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