Monochrome: Black, White & Blue — Season 1, Episode 3: 1940–2015
60 min • 1 season, 3 episodes
Episode synopsis
A look at 75 years of American history, where racism reframed inequality in the guise of a "new world", where a black American became president but young black men were killed by police with little recourse, and where uprisings ensued.
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.