Season 1

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  1625 - 1863 – The Shadows of Slavery

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/2014

  This first episode of Emancipation Road takes a look into the history of slavery in the United States, from the beginnings of the Atlantic slave trade to the Civil War.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  1870-1909 - Separate But Equal

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/16/2014

  An examination of African-American life through the end of the 19th Century, and the disparity that divided society into "separate but equal" facilities.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  1863-1870 - The Emancipation Proclamation

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/16/2014

  Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and its effect on the end of the Civil War, the Reconstruction era in the South, and the eventual Constitutional amendments passed to protect it.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  1909-WWII - Regardless of the Color of One's Skin

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/16/2014

  Beginning with the founding of the NAACP, this episode examines the societal changes that helped accelerate African American advancement in the early 20th Century.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  1945-1963 - The Double Victory

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/16/2014

  African American soldiers celebrated a double victory: Defeat of the Axis powers, and greater acceptance in the military following their devoted service. On the home front, however, the stage was being set for the confrontations of the Civil Rights Era.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  1963-1968 - The Civil Rights Era

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/16/2014

  A look at the protests, demonstrations, and prominent figures of the Civil Rights Movement that finally ended segregation in the United States.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  1968-Today - Heroes of Hope

  Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/16/2014

  This final episode looks at some of the groundbreaking African American heroes in the years following the Civil Rights movement, up through President Barack Obama.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown