Television; Capturing Little-Known Black History

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Black History Month isn't what it used to be.

The big networks are content to observe it mostly with scattered mentions or outside prime time. On cable, such prestigious productions as HBO's "Miss Evers' Boys" or Showtime's "10,000 Black Men Named George" seem to be a thing of the past.

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Television; Capturing Little-Known Black History

So it's good to come upon a couple of specials that do more than pay lip service to the idea that African-American history is central to the American story.

The History Channel's "USS Constellation: Battling for Free...

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