WEEKEND TV : ‘Promised’: Blacks Migrate
The five-hour documentary “The Promised Land,” narrated by Morgan Freeman, traces the northern migration of African Americans from 1940 to 1970 Sunday at 9 p.m. on cable’s Discovery Channel.
Inspired by Nicholas Lemann’s book of the same name, the series chronicles the stories of impoverished African Americans who sought work in the industrial North. The series continues Monday through Wednesday.
In sports, the best players in pro basketball take the floor Sunday in Phoenix for the NBA All-Star game, beginning at 3 p.m. on NBC (Channels 4, 36 and 39).
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