Monochrome: Black, White & Blue — Season 1, Episode 2: 1865–1968
60 min • 1 season, 3 episodes
Episode synopsis
The intoxicating essence of New Orleans permeates this episode as it explores the era of Storyville, the struggle for Civil Rights, and Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination.
About Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
Jon Brewer examines the history of blues music in America, marrying startling imagery and expert interviews with archival performances to fill in the gaps about the music itself, its origins and the impact it had and continues to have on popular music today.