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Black in Appalachia

8th of August | Tennessee’s Celebration of Emancipation

A story of Black American survival & the importance of celebrating the ideals of freedom.

Aired 07/30/2019 | Rating NR

Black in Appalachia

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.

Even though Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation did not apply to slaves in Tennessee, then-Military Governor of Tennessee, Andrew Johnson, emancipated his own slaves on the 8th of August, 1863. This documentary tells the story of a people's survival and the importance of celebrating the ideals of freedom in the United States.

Aired 07/30/2019 | Rating NR

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Black in Appalachia is a local public television program presented by etpbs

Funding for Black in Appalachia is provided by Open Societies Foundations. Additional funding is provided by public television viewers like you.

Black in Appalachia

8th of August | Tennessee’s Celebration of Emancipation

Special | 27m 44s

Even though Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation did not apply to slaves in Tennessee, then-Military Governor of Tennessee, Andrew Johnson, emancipated his own slaves on the 8th of August, 1863. This documentary tells the story of a people's survival and the importance of celebrating the ideals of freedom in the United States.

Aired 07/30/2019 | Rating NR

Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback

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Black in Appalachia is a local public television program presented by etpbs

Funding for Black in Appalachia is provided by Open Societies Foundations. Additional funding is provided by public television viewers like you.

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