MAKING BLACK AMERICA: THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE is a four-part series from executive producer, host and writer Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., which premiered October 4, 2022 on PBS stations nationwide. Professor Gates, with directors Stacey L. Holman and Shayla Harris, chronicle the vast social networks and organizations created by and for Black people beyond the reach of the “White gaze.” The series recounts the establishment of the Prince Hall Masons in 1775 through the formation of all-Black towns and business districts, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, destinations for leisure and the social media phenomenon of Black Twitter. Professor Gates sits with noted scholars, politicians, cultural leaders and old friends to discuss this world behind the color line and what it looks like today. MAKING BLACK AMERICA takes viewers into an extraordinary world that showcased Black people’s ability to collectively prosper, defy white supremacy and define Blackness in ways that transformed America itself. #MakingBlackAmericaPBS
GGC students, staff, and faculty have access to the Making Black America series via the Films on Demand subsription database. The episodes are accessible via the hyperlinks if the patron is logged into GGC.
Other patrons can access the series via Georgia Pubic Broadcasting (GPB) and can view the episodes via GPB Passport. The links to the episodes are provided in the " more " section.