For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots

Season 1

Eight years in the making, this film uses letters, diaries, speeches, journalistic accounts, historical text, and military records to document and acknowledge the sacrifices and accomplishments of African-American service men and women since the earliest days of the republic. It also examines why, despite enormous injustice, these heroic men and women fought so valiantly for freedoms.

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S1 E1 - For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots 01
December 31, 2009
1 h 55 min
TV-14
The first man to die in the cause that would become the American Revolution was Crispus Attucks, a black man. He, and others like him, made the ultimate sacrifice to ensure that their people would one day enjoy the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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S1 E2 - For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots 02
December 31, 2009
1 h 55 min
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Despite the heroic actions of countless black soldiers and sailors, none are awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor during WWII. It takes a war in Korea before the military recognizes black men and women to be the equal of their white counterparts, and a war in Vietnam before African Americans begin to receive that same respect at home.
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