Episode
American Masters: How It Feels to Be Free
Overview
A documentary that tells the inspiring story of how six iconic African American women entertainers – Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier – challenged an entertainment industry deeply complicit in perpetuating racist stereotypes, and transformed themselves and their audiences in the process.
Details
- Series
- American Masters
- Season
- Season 35
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2021-01-18
- Runtime
- 90 min
Episode context
How It Feels to Be Free is Episode 1 in Season 35 of American Masters. It aired on 2021-01-18. The runtime is 90 min.
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