Special | 6m 53s | A Short documentary on Black Appalachian buck dancer, Arthur Grimes. (6m 53s)
Knoxville's Red Summer | The Riot of 1919
Special | 26m 52s | Never-before-seen newsreel footage & a powerful story of the Knoxville race riots of 1919. (26m 52s)
Special | 26m 46s | Newport’s Tennessee Picnic began as an 8th of August celebration then became so much more (26m 46s)
East Tennessee Voices | Knoxville's 8th of August
Special | 29m 55s | Knoxville Black elders share memories of Emancipation Day celebrations at Chilhowee Park. (29m 55s)
East Tennessee Voices | Greeneville's 8th of August
Special | 29m 56s | A former slave created an 8th of August celebration in Greeneville that lives on today. (29m 56s)
8th of August | Tennessee’s Celebration of Emancipation
Special | 27m 44s | A story of Black American survival & the importance of celebrating the ideals of freedom. (27m 44s)
The Swift Story | An African-American University
Special | 27m 33s | Learn how the first institution of higher learning for Blacks in the region was created. (27m 33s)
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