Five-part documentary detailing the migration of millions of African-Americans from the deep South to the industrial North, between 1942 and 1970. Uses archival materials and interviews, as well as a focus on music of the period and the present.
StatusEnded
TypeDocumentary
Original LanguageEnglish
Network
Season 1 of The Promised Land premiered on January 1, 1970

Morgan Freeman
Narrator (voice)