{"id":31660,"date":"2022-01-11T15:35:21","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T20:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=31660"},"modified":"2022-01-11T15:35:21","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T20:35:21","slug":"the-history-channel-premieres-black-patriots-heroes-of-the-civil-war-executive-produced-by-nba-legend-kareem-abdul-jabbar-and-deborah-morales-on-monday-february-21-at-11pm-et-pt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/01\/11\/the-history-channel-premieres-black-patriots-heroes-of-the-civil-war-executive-produced-by-nba-legend-kareem-abdul-jabbar-and-deborah-morales-on-monday-february-21-at-11pm-et-pt\/","title":{"rendered":"The History Channel Premieres &#8220;Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War&#8221; Executive Produced by NBA Legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Deborah Morales on Monday, February 21 at 11PM ET\/PT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31661\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Black-Patriots-Heroes-of-the-Civil-War.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Black-Patriots-Heroes-of-the-Civil-War.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Black-Patriots-Heroes-of-the-Civil-War-300x207.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>The HISTORY\u00ae Channel premieres its new one-hour documentary &#8220;<strong><em>Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; on Monday, February 21st @ 11PM ET\/PT. Executive Produced and narrated by historian and social justice advocate Kareem Abul-Jabbar, and Deborah Morales of Iconomy Multi-Media &amp; Entertainment, the documentary takes a close look at one of the most studied, debated, and dissected periods in American history, the Civil War, and the heroic figures whose bravery and selfless contributions helped define and reshape the reality of a democracy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Civil War wasn&#8217;t just fought over Black Americans, it was also fought by them,&#8221; said Abdul-Jabbar. &#8220;This documentary chronicles the heroic contributions of courageous African American men and women who helped reshape our nation.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-435031225\" class=\"morty-content morty-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The end of the Revolutionary War in 1783 saw a new nation break free from the shackles of British tyranny, but for hundreds of thousands of African Americans, the struggle for freedom was far from over. 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