'' Of Black America '' was a series of seven one-hour documentaries presented by CBS News in the summer of 1968 , at the end of the Civil Rights Movement and during a time of racial unrest ( Martin Luther King had been assassinated that spring and riots in many cities had followed ) . The groundbreaking series explored various aspects of the history and current state of African-American community . The executive producer was Perry Wolff , and the series was sponsored by the Xerox Corporation
Martin Luther King had been assassinated
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Of Black America