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February 2023 History Programming

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February 2023 History Programming

This month’s history programming schedule on PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1) and Fusion (WNEO 45.2 / WEAO 49.2).

PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1)

Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World 
Tuesdays, Jan. 31, Feb. 14 & Feb. 21, at 9 PM
Wednesdays, Feb. 1, 15 & 22, at 2 AM
Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 10 PM
Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 3 AM

Secrets of the Dead 
Wednesdays at 10 PM
Thursdays at 3 AM

Black College Football Hall of Fame: Journey to Canton 
Friday, Feb. 3, at 8:30 PM
Saturday, Feb. 4, at 1:30 AM
Sunday, Feb. 5, at 2:30 PM

Making Black America: Through the Grapevine 
Fridays, Feb. 3 & 10, at 9 PM & 10 PM
2 AM & 3 AM S 2/4 & 2/11

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Uncovering America 
Saturday, Feb. 4, at 3 PM
Sunday, Feb. 19, at 2:30 PM

Reconstruction: America After the Civil War 
Sunday, Feb. 5, at 9 AM & 11:30 AM
Saturday, Feb. 11, at noon & 2:30 PM

Battle Honours 
Mondays at 10 PM (preempted 2/27)
Tuesdays at 3 AM (preempted 2/28)

Finding Your Roots 
Tuesdays at 8 PM (preempted 2/28)
Wednesdays at 1 AM (preempted 2/8)

A Conversation with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. 
Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 2 AM
Friday, Feb. 10, at 5 PM

Lines Broken: The Story of Marion Motley 
Friday, Feb. 10, at 8:30 PM
Saturday, Feb. 11, at 1:30 AM
Monday, Feb. 13, at 12:30 AM

The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song 
Sundays, Feb. 12 & 19, at 4 PM
Saturdays, Feb. 18 & 25, at 2 PM
Saturday, Feb. 25, at 1 AM

Through the Banks of the Red Cedar 
Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 3 AM

Nova, Ancient Builders of the Amazon 
Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 9 PM
Thursday, Feb. 16, at 2 AM
Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 5 PM

American Experience, Ruthless: Monopoly’s Secret History 
Monday, Feb. 20, at 9 PM
Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 2 AM

Nick Cave: Summit Lake—Heard 
Friday, Feb. 24, at 8:30 PM

Great Performances, The Magic of Spirituals 
Friday, Feb. 24, at 9 PM
Sunday, Feb. 26, at 3 AM

Black Broadway: A Proud History, A Limitless Future 
Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 8 PM
 

Fusion (WNEO 45.2 / WEAO 49.2)

Finding Your Roots 
Thursdays at 7 PM

Her War, Her Story: World War II 
Thursday, Feb. 2, at 8 PM

A Conversation with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. 
Friday, Feb. 3, at 7 PM

The Music Makers of Gennett Records 
Friday, Feb. 3, at 9 PM

The Gennett Suite 
Friday, Feb. 3, at 10:30 PM

Independent Lens, The Picture Taker 
Saturday, Feb. 4, at 1 PM

Training for Freedom 
Saturday, Feb. 4, at 2:30 PM

First Peoples 
Saturdays at 7 PM (ends 2/4)

Just a Mortal Man ... The Jerry Lawson Story 
Saturday, Feb. 4, at 8 PM

Irma: My Life in Music 
Saturday, Feb. 4, at 9:30 PM

American Experience, The American Diplomat 
Monday, Feb. 6, at 9 PM
Saturday, Feb. 11, at 4 PM

Jackie Robinson 
Wednesdays, Feb. 8 & 15, at 8 PM

Black College Football Hall of Fame: Journey to Canton 
Saturday, Feb. 11, at 2:30 PM

American Masters, Sammy Davis, Jr. 
Saturday, Feb. 11, at 8 PM

Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World 
Saturdays at 10 PM (begins 2/11)

American Experience, The Blinding of Isaac Woodard 
Monday, Feb. 13, at 8 PM

Lines Broken: The Story of Marion Motley 
Saturday, Feb. 18, at 2:30 PM

American Masters, James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket 
Saturday, Feb. 18, at 4 PM

Don Lewis and the Live Electronic Orchestra 
Saturday, Feb. 18, at 8 PM

American Masters, Charley Pride
Saturday, Feb. 18, at 9 PM

American Experience, Freedom Riders 
Monday, Feb. 20, at 8 PM

Independent Lens, Mr. Soul! 
Monday, Feb. 20, at 10 PM
Saturday, Feb. 25, at 1 PM

Alpha Kappa Alpha: A Legacy of Service 
Friday, Feb. 24, at 9 PM

Next at the Kennedy Center, Let My Children Hear Mingus 
Friday, Feb. 24, at 10 PM

American Experience, Ruthless: Monopoly’s Secret History 
Saturday, Feb. 25, at 4 PM

American Masters, Ailey 
Saturday, Feb. 25, at 8 PM

American Experience, Freedom Summer 
Monday, Feb. 27, at 8 PM