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Troublemaker and Defiance, Pt. 1
After his childhood in Qunu, Nelson Mandela becomes a lawyer, begins working with the African National Congress in the fight against apartheid and goes on trial for treason.
02/01/2017
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Spear of the Nation and Total Strategy, Pt. 2
Nelson Mandela alters the African National Congress's nonviolent methodology, goes on trial again and is imprisoned for life at Robben Island in South Africa.
02/08/2017
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Brains Not Blood and a New World, Pt. 3
Winnie Mandela takes on a new role, and Nelson Mandela is released from prison after 27 years and elected the president of the Republic of South Africa.
02/15/2017

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Bayard Rustin  - One of three who helped organize the March on WashingtonChange: He helped organize the March on Washington and started a platform for Martin Luther King Jr. to protest. Rustin was openly gay, which is essentially what took away from his recognition in history. He was also MLK’s advisor during the bus boycotts. (Photo: Patrick A. Burns/New York Times Co./Getty Images)

Bayard Rustin - One of three who helped organize the March on WashingtonChange: He helped organize the March on Washington and started a platform for Martin Luther King Jr. to protest. Rustin was openly gay, which is essentially what took away from his recognition in history. He was also MLK’s advisor during the bus boycotts. (Photo: Patrick A. Burns/New York Times Co./Getty Images)

10 Unsung Historical Figures That Changed Black History

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Hlomla Dandala
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Jason Kennett
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Kate Liquorish
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Laurence Fishburne
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Meren Reddy
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Michael Nyqvist
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Orlando Jones
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Terry Pheto
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David Harewood

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Hlomla Dandala

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Jason Kennett

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Kate Liquorish

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Laurence Fishburne

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Meren Reddy

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Michael Nyqvist

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This three-part miniseries follows the incredible journey of Nelson Mandela, who went from activist to political prisoner to South African president.

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