This February, WUCF presents an exciting lineup of programming in honor of Black History Month! We are committed to honoring the achievements of Black Americans, while supporting awareness and understanding of racial history in America. This month we will show films about past and present events, while shedding light on new voices through diverse and inclusive stories.
Headlining this lineup is the two-part series"The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song,” hosted by Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr, that traces the 400-year-old story of the Black church in America. Below are the titles you don’t want to miss:
Antiques Roadshow: Celebrating Black Americana
Monday, Feb. 1 at 9 p.m. on WUCF
Marching Forward
Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 9 p.m. on WUCF
Thursday, Feb. 4 at 5 p.m. on WUCF
Sunday, Feb. 7 at 3 p.m. on WUCF
Description: MARCHING FORWARD shares the story of two high school band directors – one black, one white – whose love of music and dedication to their students inspired an atypical collaboration in the segregated south. This documentary tells the story of how their friendship and professional cooperation resulted in the experience of a lifetime for two Orlando-area bands at the 1964 New York World’s Fair. Interviews with former students, recount this chapter in Orlando’s history – both the moments of unity forged in the community, as well as the challenges and inequities of the Jim Crow-era South.
Watch Trailer Here
The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards 2020
Thursday, Feb. 4 at 4 p.m. on WUCF
The Education of Harvey Gantt
Sunday, Feb. 7 at 12:30 p.m. on WUCF
American Masters: Sammy Davis Jr.
Sunday, Feb. 7 at 1 p.m. on WUCF
American Experience Going Back TO T-Town
Monday, Feb. 8 at 9 p.m. on WUCF
Finding Your Roots: Slave Trade
Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 9 p.m. on WUCF
Fighting on Both Fronts: The Story Of The 370TH
Sunday, Feb. 14 at 12:30 p.m. on WUCF
American Experience: Freedom Riders
Sunday, Feb. 14 at 1 p.m. on WUCF
1964: The Fight For A Right
Sunday, Feb. 14 at 3 p.m. on WUCF
The Long Song
Sundays at 10 p.m. on WUCF
American Experience: Voice Of Freedom
Monday, Feb. 15 at 9 p.m. on WUCF
Finding Your Roots: Write My Name In The Book Of Life
Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. on WUCF
The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song
Part 1: Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 9 p.m. on WUCF
Part 2: Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 9 p.m. on WUCF
Description: Tracing the 400-year-old story of the Black church in America, THE BLACK CHURCH reveals how Black people have worshipped and, through their spiritual journeys, improvised ways to bring their faith traditions from Africa to the New World, while translating them into a form of Christianity that was not only truly their own, but a redemptive force for a nation whose original sin was found in their ancestors’ enslavement across the Middle Passage.
Watch Episode One Here
Watch Episode Two Here
The Groveland Four
Friday, Feb. 19 at 9 p.m. on WUCF
Description: July, 1949: Four young black men are accused of rape by a 17-year-old woman in rural Lake County, Florida. The case of “The Groveland Four” included a race riot, torture, multiple murders, two trials and a Supreme Court reversal. Though widely covered by the national press, the case has been largely forgotten... even though it helped lay a foundation for the Civil Rights Movement.
Watch Trailer Here
Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America
Friday, Feb. 19 at 10 p.m. on WUCF
Fannie Lou Hammer: Stand Up
Sunday, Feb. 21 at 12:30 p.m. on WUCF
Freedom Summer: American Experience
Sunday, Feb. 21 at 1 p.m. on WUCF
Check local listings for re-airs
Independent Lens: Mr. Soul
Monday, Feb. 22 at 10 p.m. on WUCF