Focuses on the events and the people who have shaped the history of African Americans from the year 1619 to the present.

Involuntary servitude, 1619-1860 -- War and freedom, 1861-1876 -- The Nadir, 1877-1900 -- The age of Booker T. Washington, 1901-1917 -- Between war and depression, 1918-1932 -- A new deal- a new life? 1933-1940 -- War again, 1941-1945 -- The attack against segregation, 1946-1954 -- "The second reconstruction," 1954-1964 -- "The second reconstruction" wanes, 1964-1972 -- "The second reconstruction" betrayed, 1973-1990.