Is Slavery and the Making of America coming back?

<SHOW> ended on 2005-03-02. The series concluded its four-part documentary on that date, providing a comprehensive look at the history of American slavery from its origins in the British colonies through the post-Civil War Reconstruction era.

Slavery and the Making of America was a historical series that aired on PBS in 2005. It examined slavery as a fundamental part of the developing nation, challenging the idea that it was solely a Southern phenomenon. The show highlighted individual stories of slaves and their active roles in shaping their lives and resisting bondage, drawing on recent scholarship to offer new insights into this critical period in American history.

The series featured Morgan Freeman as the narrator, along with reenactors Justin Jackson, Chauncey Herring, Don Pentz, Fred Johnson, and Virginia M. Pinckney. It had a runtime of 55 minutes per episode.