Basic Black

Produced live at WGBH Studios in Boston, Basic Black *is the longest-running program on public television focusing on the interests of people of color. The show, which was originally called *Say Brother, was created in 1968 during the height of the civil rights movement as a response to the demand for public television programs reflecting the concerns of communities of color. Each episode features a panel discussion across geographic borders and generational lines with the most current stories, interviews and commentaries.

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Basic Black

Episodes (66)

Feb 21, 2020 2/21/20 BOOKER T. WASHINGTON VS. W.E.B. DUBOIS
Feb 14, 2020 2/14/20 The N Word
Jan 31, 2020 1/31/20 Nubian Square is the new name of the Roxbury community formerly known as Dudley Square.

Basic Black

Feb 21, 2020
27 minutes
49 MB

Two giant historical figures in African American history who rose to prominence fighting for the rights of Black Americans. Both men had sharply different visions for African Americans’ pathway to full citizenship. Booker T. Washington, born into slavery in the South, urged vocational education and accommodation within the boundaries of segregation, while the Mass. born W.E.B. Dubois pushed for leadership by those deemed most talented, as well as active protests against segregation. Panelists Paula Austin, Ph.D., Asst. Prof. Of History & African American Studies at Boston University. Kim McL...

Basic Black

2/21/20 BOOKER T. WASHINGTON VS. W.E.B. DUBOIS

Basic Black

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