PBS slates slavery series for fall.(Programming)

Broadcasting & Cable, February, 2004 by Downey, Kevin

The most prominent programming about African-Americans this year won't show up during Black History Month but will debut this fall instead on PBS. Slavery and the Making of America, a four-part documentary produced by WNET(TV) New York and underwritten almost entirely by insurance company New York Life, will be among the most expansive programs ever to focus strictly on slavery.

It is also among PBS's biggest productions this year. "In terms of the programs themselves, the cost per program is fairly standard for upscale PBS documentaries," says William R. Grant, executive producer of Slavery and director of science, natural history and feature programs at WNET(TV)." But, in terms of the whole project, for which I don't know yet how much will be...

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