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The Red Summer

Season 1 Episode 1 | 4m 57s

The Red Summer of 1919 was one of the most volatile periods of our nation’s history but one of the lesser known stories is how in the midst of some of the country’s worst racist violence, Black people fought back.

Corporate support for GREAT MIGRATIONS: A PEOPLE ON THE MOVE is provided by Bank of America, Ford Motor Company and Johnson & Johnson. Major support is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Support is also provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Ford Foundation. Additional support was provided by the Inkwell Society together with many of its members, and by public television viewers.
Extras
Explore the life and legacy of notable Black scholar and civil rights pioneer W.E.B. Du Bois.
Rosalind surprises Cyril when he shares his plans for their weekend away.
Cyril and Rosalind discuss his upcoming divorce.
Cyril asks Rosalind to go away for the weekend.
Follow filmmaker Julie Forrest Wyman as she searches for her place in the little people community.
The Turner children are hard at work planning their time capsule.
Everyone is talking about the time capsule, including the women of Nonnatus House.
Phyllis shares a touching time capsule message with Miss Higgins.
Sister Catherine finds the perfect way to ensure Nonnatus House is never forgotten.
Rosalind faces a troubling domestic issue as Joyce befriends a single mother with placenta previa.
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