Featuring expert insights and groundbreaking African-American artists, The Genius of African-American Music is a six-part series that explores the incredible journey of resilience and creativity. For the first time, the series tells the powerful story of how formerly enslaved people, drawing from their African musical heritage, gave rise to spirituals, blues, jazz, soul, rap, and, ultimately, Afrofuturism. Through struggle and triumph, their innovations shaped the soundtrack of history and continue to influence music today.

• Episode 1: Spirituals
• Episode 2: Blues
• Episode 3: Jazz
• Episode 4: Soul
• Episode 5: Rap
• Episode 6: Afrofuturism