{"id":14191,"date":"2022-02-07T15:15:13","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T13:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=14191"},"modified":"2022-02-07T15:15:15","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T13:15:15","slug":"history-channel-highlights-april-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2022\/02\/07\/history-channel-highlights-april-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"History Channel Highlights – April 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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FREEDOM MONTH<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As South Africa marks Freedom Month, the HISTORY Channel Africa explores the true meaning of freedom. We explore some of history\u2019s oft en unsung heroes that have helped bring about freedom from slavery, freedom from oppression, freedom from war and the freedom to vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brand New & Exclusive – Abraham Lincoln<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3 April
Sundays 19h25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abraham Lincoln tells the true story of America\u2019s iconic
16th president. Across three two-hour episodes, the
mini-series immerses viewers into the world and story
of Abe before Lincoln. A young man looking to make
his mark, who grows into the man who puts himself
in the positi on to lead a young United States through
its\u2019 greatest crisis. By weaving together both scripted
dramati sati ons of important moments in his life and
commentary by authoritati ve historians and public
fi gures, including former President Barack Obama, the
series is a portrait of Lincoln determined to leave his
mark on the world. The series chronicles the evoluti on
of Abraham Lincoln as a man and as a thinker, against
the backdrop of a nati on increasingly torn over
the issue of slavery. As the war rages on, the series
shows how, in part due to the eff orts and infl uence of
aboliti onists such as Frederick Douglass, he comes to
value the importance of seizing the moment at hand to
end slavery in America, once and for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brand New & Exclusive – Reconstruction: America After The Civil War<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3 April
Sundays at 21h35<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. presents the defi niti ve
history of the transformati ve years following
the American Civil War. It was a ti me when
the nati on struggled to rebuild itself amidst
profound loss, massive destructi on and
revoluti onary social change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brand New & Exclusive – The Secret History Of The Civil War<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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24 April
Sunday at 19h25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The American Civil War is one of the most studied and
dissected events in our history, but what you don\u2019t
know may surprise you. From medical inventi ons to
military espionage, the bloody confl ict conti nues to
shape our world today. Featuring sit-down interviews,
original artwork, recreati ons, and archival imagery,
this 60-minute documentary special will uncover
unsung heroes, unknown innovati ons, and stories of
people whose infl uences are sti ll felt today\u2014in fi elds
ranging from military intelligence to medicine. This is
The Secret History of the Civil War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brand New & Exclusive – Black Patriots: Heroes Of The Civil War<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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24 April
Sunday at 20h15<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Executive Producers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and
Deborah Morales comes Black Patriots: Heroes of the
Civil War, a new documentary event for HISTORY that
will paint a dynamic picture of the African American
experience during the Civil War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This one-hour documentary takes viewers through
an evoluti on of African American involvement over
the course of the Civil War through the stories of
some of the most crucial and signifi cant fi gures of
the day. They include; Harriet Tubman, Robert Smalls,
Frederick Douglass, the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer
Infantry Regiment, and the most celebrated regiment
of black soldiers during the Civil War, the famed 54th
Massachusett s Infantry Regiment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brand New & Exclusive – Deep Water Salvage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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11 April
Mondays 19h25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While extreme weather continues to increase and disrupt
the shipping industry, it\u2019s creating a boom for another
one. Marine salvage crews are regularly called on to save
the day after mother nature turns nasty. Deep Water
Salvage follows the best marine salvage teams in the
world as they race against the clock to recover ships
wrecked by fierce storms. The show has exclusive access
to four salvage companies operating in the US, Central
America and the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brand New & Exclusive – Curse Of The Ancients<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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15 April
Fridays 19h25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Featuring the bloodiest batt les, the biggest disasters,
and the worst villains, this series takes viewers through
history\u2019s most shocking moments, bringing them to life
with visceral CGI. From the Bronze Age Collapse to the
Black Death, each episode dives into some of the most
earth-shattering catastrophes in history. We see the
massive destruction of large-scale natural disasters like
St Lucia\u2019s flood, which left up to 80,000 dead, and the
devastating Great Famine of 1315. Stories also include
human atrocities, from Charlemagne\u2019s mass slaughter
at the Blood Court of Verden to the Mongol invasion of
Poland. The episodes also deliver wild trivia from ancient
eras \u2013 like the story of the Viking princess who became
a pirate, the Pope whose dead body was put on trial,
and the transgender Roman Emperor who prowled the
streets dressed as a prostitute. Through 5 monumental
episodes with cutting-edge science from the world\u2019s
top experts, we uncover hidden secrets and incredible
revelations about the history we thought we knew. Step
into the brutal world of the ancients.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FREEDOM MONTH As South Africa marks Freedom Month, the HISTORY Channel Africa explores the true meaning of freedom. We explore some of history\u2019s oft en unsung heroes that have helped bring about freedom from slavery, freedom from oppression, freedom from war and the freedom to vote. Brand New & Exclusive – Abraham Lincoln 3 AprilSundays… Continue reading History Channel Highlights – April 2022<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[227],"class_list":["post-14191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-television","tag-history","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14191"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14191\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}