Racism: A History(2007)
Documentary
First Air Date: 2007-03-21
Average Runtime: 1h 0m
Rating: 7.0
Votes: 4
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 3
Racism: A History is a three-part British documentary series originally broadcast on BBC Four in March 2007. It was part of the season of programmes broadcast on the BBC marking the 200th anniversary of the Slave Trade Act 1807, a landmark piece of legislation which abolished the slave trade in the British Empire. The series explores the impact of racism on a global scale and chronicles the shifts in the perception of race and the history of racism in Europe, the Americas, Australia and Asia. The series was narrated by Sophie Okonedo.
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Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 3E01
The Colour of Money
Air Date: 2007-03-21
The series begins by assessing the implications of the relationship between Europe, Africa and the Americas in the 15...
E02
Fatal Impacts
Air Date: 2007-03-28
Looking at Scientific Racism, invented during the 19th century, an ideology that drew on now discredited practices su...
E03
A Savage Legacy
Air Date: 2007-04-04
The third and final episode examines the impact of racism in the 20th Century. By 1900, European colonial expansion h...
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