Four-part docuseries that explores the complex relationship between Black Americans and Jewish Americans - forged in shared struggle, tested by division, and representing a uniquely American experience.
Premise
Four-part docuseries that explores the complex relationship between Black Americans and Jewish Americans - forged in shared struggle, tested by division, and representing a uniquely American experience.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Episodes
Miniseries4 episodes · Feb 3, 2026 – Feb 17, 2026
01Let My People GoExplores the core differences at the start of the Black and Jewish American stories, as well as overlapping struggle, faith, resilience, and early civic partnerships by the 1920s.02Strange FruitSpotlights how Black and Jewish communities collaborated in the early 20th century on music, movies, and the universal fight against fascism, navigating tensions while shaping cul…03The 'Grand Alliance'Traces the 1960s' "Grand Alliance" as Black and Jewish communities fought for civil rights in a transformative interracial coalition, and the imbalances that quickly tested their …04CrossroadsExamines the shifting Black and Jewish relationship from the 1970s onward, exploring political gains, global tensions, rising hate, and the enduring lessons of coalition building …
Production
- Genre
- History
- Country
- US
- Original language
- en
Release
- Network
- PBS
- First aired
- Feb 3, 2026
- Last aired
- Feb 17, 2026
- Status
- continue
- Official schedule
- Tuesday · 21:00:00 · America/New_York
- Your local time
- Tuesday · 21:00 · EDT