Name: Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History
Released: 2026-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Henry Louis Gates

TV Show · Documentary

Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History explores the complex relationship between Black Americans and Jewish Americans - forged through shared struggles against racism and antisemitism.

2026 · 52m

Starring Henry Louis Gates

EPISODE 1

Let My People Go

Exploring the intersecting and diverging fates of the Black and Jewish communities up to the 1920s.
EPISODE 2

Strange Fruit

How Black and Jewish communities collaborated in music, film and activism from the 1920s to the 1950s.
EPISODE 3

The Grand Alliance

Tracing the 1960s "Grand Alliance" of Black and Jewish communities in the fight for civil rights, highlighting activism, collaboration and the tensions that tested their solidarity.
EPISODE 4

Crossroads

Examining the Black and Jewish alliance from the 1970s onward, including political gains, global tensions, rising hate and the enduring lessons of solidarity.