1. Meet Your Instructors

7m

In Part I of a three-part class, seven Black scholars invite you to learn the American history not taught in schools. Examine white supremacy and its antithesis, Black love; explore the 1619 Project and the origins of slavery; and begin to reshape the conversations on race in America.

2. Black Love: A Love Like No Other

13m

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Professor Cornel West explains the significance of Black love in all its forms-art, culture, family, community, and dignity-and why, despite trauma, Black Americans continue to create freedom fighters to spread Black joy and win liberty for all.

3. Black People and the Promise of Democracy

19m

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Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of the 1619 Project, shares how Black American resistance has historically been a major democratizing force in America, and offers insight on the complicated relationship between Black citizens and patriotism.

4. Plantation: The Birthplace of American Capitalism

15m

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Nikole Hannah-Jones exposes the true foundation of American capitalism-the chattel slavery of Black people in the South-and how those roots continue to inform much of our modern-day economic systems.

5. Consider the Humanity of the Enslaved

10m

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Black Liberation Movement icon Angela Davis speaks to the importance of thinking about enslaved people as people much like us-and not objectifying them strictly as victims of a violent, inhumane economic system.

6. The Triumph of Black English

17m

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Linguist John McWhorter shares the origins of Black English. Often dismissed as slang, Black English is a uniquely sophisticated form of communication with its own nuances and complexities.

MasterClass Presents: Black History, Black Freedom, and Black Love - Season 1

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