{"id":51351,"date":"2023-03-08T18:27:27","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T23:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=51351"},"modified":"2023-03-08T18:27:27","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T23:27:27","slug":"the-history-channel-expands-partnership-with-morgan-freeman-with-new-two-hour-documentary-black-patriots-the-761st-battalion-working-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/03\/08\/the-history-channel-expands-partnership-with-morgan-freeman-with-new-two-hour-documentary-black-patriots-the-761st-battalion-working-title\/","title":{"rendered":"The History Channel Expands Partnership with Morgan Freeman with New Two-Hour Documentary &#8220;Black Patriots: The 761st Battalion&#8221; (working title)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51352\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/761st.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/761st.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/761st-300x192.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>The HISTORY\u00ae Channel announces its new two-hour documentary &#8220;<strong><em>Black Patriots: The 761st Battalion<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; (working title) featuring Academy Award\u00ae-winning actor Morgan Freeman. Produced by Freeman and Lori McCreary&#8217;s production company, Revelations Entertainment, in association with GroupM Motion Entertainment, the powerful documentary will tell the true story of the 761st Tank Battalion, the first Black tank unit to serve in combat during WWII, and explore in-depth the two major battles they faced &#8211; the expansion of Nazism in Europe and racism, oppression, and inequality at home. The documentary will mark Revelations&#8217; third major collaboration with the network.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is my honor to partner with The HISTORY Channel on telling the important story of the heroic 761st Battalion,&#8221; said Freeman. &#8220;The 761st is a story I&#8217;ve wanted to tell for more than two decades. And now, during this time when the sharing of Black history is being censored and omitted, the bravery and valor of these incredible men not only deserves but needs to be told. Their sacrifice for this country was crucial to our victory over Nazi Germany. But they have never received proper credit.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-4119031541\" class=\"morty-content\"><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 761st Tank Battalion, better known as the first Black Panthers, was the only Black tank unit to see combat in World War II. Formed in the spring of 1942, these units of soldiers played a significant role in military operations during the war against Nazi Germany. 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