American Masters

Season 35 Episode 1: How It Feels to Be Free

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.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

40

Episodes:

311

Quality:

HD

Status:

Returning Series

First Air:

1986

IMDb:

7.3