Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History

Tuesday, February 3 at 8 PM

WILL-TV & on the PBS App. 

A new series, hosted by the Emmy-winning, Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. premieres Tuesday, February 3 at 8 PM on WILL-TV and streaming on the PBS App. "Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History" is a four-part series tracing the rich, complex relationship between Black and Jewish Americans — defined by solidarity and strained by division. Drawn together by racism and antisemitism, they forged civic and cultural bonds, especially during the civil rights era. The series explores both the challenges and enduring promise of that alliance.