The 1619 Project

Episode 1: The Fight for a True Democracy America was founded on the ideal of democracy. Black people fought to make it one.

Stars: Nikole Hannah-Jones
Director(s): Roger Ross Williams

'Race' examines the construct of race as a political invention created to justify exploitation of Africans during slavery and promote white supremacy, while tracing the impact that has had on Black women's bodes and reproductive l...

Director(s): Shoshana Guy, Naimah Jabali-Nash

From Motown's wide popularity to funk's rebellious independence to today's genre-breaking musicians, 'Music' celebrates the "uncapturable spirit" of Black music and maintains that Black music IS American Music.

Director(s): Kamilah Forbes

Nikole Hannah-Jones' family and current labor battles are the lens for 'Capitalism', how slavery formed the bedrock of American capitalism and how this foundation of brutality continues to permeate our deeply unequal economic system.

Director(s): Christine Turner

The Land of Our Fathers, Part 1 150 years after the promise of 40 acres and a mule, the story of black land ownership in America remains one of dispossession. The Provosts, who trace their family to the enslaved workers on Louisiana's sugar-cane plantations, know this story well.

Director(s): Phil Bertelsen

Director(s): Jonathan Clasberry, Roger Ross Williams