{"id":22086,"date":"2024-05-15T15:26:41","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T13:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=22086"},"modified":"2024-05-15T15:26:46","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T13:26:46","slug":"nat-geo-honours-soldiers-of-colour-with-two-new-specials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2024\/05\/15\/nat-geo-honours-soldiers-of-colour-with-two-new-specials\/","title":{"rendered":"Nat Geo Honours Soldiers of Colour With Two New Specials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>ERASED: WW2\u2019S HEROES OF COLOR, <\/em>Executive Produced and Narrated by<\/strong> <strong>Idris Elba (\u2018Hijack\u2019), Four-Part Series Reveals the Unsung Stories of People of Color Who Served During the War<\/strong><br \/><strong><em>THE REAL RED TAILS, <\/em>Narrated bySheryl Lee Ralph (\u2018Abbott Elementary\u2019), a One-Hour Special Exploring an 80-Year-Old Mystery Involving a<\/strong> <strong>Tuskegee Airman<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><\/strong>Continuing National Geographic\u2019s 136-year record of giving viewers access to pivotal historical moments with new breadth and insight, the network will honor the contributions and sacrifices of overlooked Allied soldiers of color with two new specials. <strong>ERASED: WW2\u2019S HEROES OF COLOR, <\/strong>a four-part docuseries executive produced and narrated by Idris Elba (\u201cHijack\u201d), will premiere on Sundays at 21:00 (CAT) from 26 May, and <strong>THE REAL RED TAILS<\/strong>, a one-hour documentary narrated by Sheryl Lee Ralph (\u201cAbbott Elementary\u201d) will premiere on Sunday 21 July 2024 at 21:00.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Produced by October Films and<strong> Elba\u2019s<\/strong> 22Summers, <strong>ERASED: WW2\u2019S HEROES OF COLOR <\/strong>uncovers the long-lost legacies of soldiers of color during World War II. This landmark series sheds light on the immense contributions of over eight million individuals who fought heroically for the Allied forces and whose stories have largely gone untold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The four-part series weaves a blend of historical dramatizations with curated archival footage, bridging the past with the present to highlight new perspectives on established histories. The series showcases the personal narratives of soldiers through their never-before-aired oral testimonies and journal writings, along with powerful accounts from their descendants \u2014 stories passed down the generations. These gripping and emotional testimonies transport viewers back in time to witness bravery unfold in WW2\u2019s iconic theatres of war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Erased: WW2\u2019s Heroes of Color | Official Trailer | National Geographic\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/InQMoBvzQeY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Each episode focuses on at least three extraordinary heroes, from a 16-year-old New Yorker to an aristocrat from India:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cPEARL HARBOR\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This episode tells the story of three Black sailors who not only miraculously survived the attack on Pearl Harbor but also saved countless lives. Working as messmen below deck on segregated ships, hundreds of Black sailors fought for their lives as Japanese bombs hit, with some performing incredible acts of heroism. It took years before many of these men were properly honored after their return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cD-DAY\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode, we unearth the hidden heroes of the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion who helped liberate Europe. These American soldiers were the only all-Black combat unit to fight on the D-Day beaches. After valiantly serving their country, they returned home, hoping for the Civil Rights Movement to secure change, only to find a country where their heroics in France were quickly forgotten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cDUNKIRK\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This episode reveals the gripping story of Force K6, a little-known Indian regiment of mule handlers in WW2, with one unit destined to be pivotal in evacuating Allied forces at Dunkirk. Other units who were stranded or captured in Nazi-occupied France had to find ways to escape to safety. Later, their wartime experiences fed the fight to end nearly 200 years of colonial rule in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cBATTLE OF THE BULGE\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This episode explores the untold story of the Black Panthers, an elite African American tank battalion. Unseen diaries and rare interviews chart the unit\u2019s action through France, Belgium and Germany, including in the bloodiest American battle of WW2: the Battle of the Bulge. Their experiences inspired not just the fight for civil rights in the U.S. but also battles for freedom worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\"><div data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-22087\" data-id=\"22087\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Erased-WW2sHeroesOfColor-1.jpeg?resize=450%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Erased-WW2sHeroesOfColor-1.jpeg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Erased-WW2sHeroesOfColor-1.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Combat Medic Waverly Woodson Jr., (played by Francesco Di Rauso) tends to the wounded in a scene of a WW2 historic reenactment production for &#8220;Erased: WW2&#8217;s Heroes of Color.&#8221;  Waverly Woodson Jr. was a combat medic who served with the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion on D-Day.  (National Geographic\/Rekha Garton)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-22089\" data-id=\"22089\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Erased-WW2sHeroesOfColor-2.jpeg?resize=450%2C253&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Erased-WW2sHeroesOfColor-2.jpeg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Erased-WW2sHeroesOfColor-2.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A barrage balloon has been raised over the beach in a scene of a WW2 historic reenactment production for &#8220;Erased: WW2&#8217;s Heroes of Color.&#8221; (National Geographic)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"223\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-22091\" data-id=\"22091\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Erased-WW2sHeroesOfColor-3.jpeg?resize=450%2C223&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Erased-WW2sHeroesOfColor-3.jpeg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Erased-WW2sHeroesOfColor-3.jpeg?resize=300%2C149&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Private Henry Parham, Corporal William Dabney and Combat Medic Waverly Woodson (played by Ishmel Bridgeman, Joshua Riley, and Francesco Di Rauso) pose for a group portrait in a scene of a WW2 historic reenactment production for &#8220;Erased: WW2&#8217;s Heroes of Color.&#8221;  (National Geographic)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-22088\" data-id=\"22088\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Erased-WW2sHeroesOfColor-4.jpeg?resize=450%2C253&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Erased-WW2sHeroesOfColor-4.jpeg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Erased-WW2sHeroesOfColor-4.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Private Henry Parham (played by Ishmel Bridgeman) awaits his turn to land on Omaha Beach in a scene of a WW2 historic reenactment production for &#8220;Erased: WW2&#8217;s Heroes of Color.&#8221; Private Parham served with the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion on D-Day. (National Geographic)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-22090\" data-id=\"22090\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Erased-WW2sHeroesOfColor-5.jpeg?resize=450%2C253&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Erased-WW2sHeroesOfColor-5.jpeg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Erased-WW2sHeroesOfColor-5.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Staff Sergeant Johnnie Stevens (played by Juwon Adedokun) looks out of the tank, surrounded by snow during the treacherous journey to Tillet, in a historic reenactment produced for &#8220;Erased: WW2&#8217;s Heroes of Color.&#8221; Staff Sergeant Stevens was a tank commander with the 761st Black Panther Tank Battalion who served in WW2. (National Geographic)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking beyond the battlefield, <strong>ERASED: WW2\u2019S HEROES OF COLOR <\/strong>reveals the profound link between the soldiers\u2019 wartime struggles and the rise of post-war-inspired movements for freedom that swept the globe. Both shows are a poignant testament to the soldiers\u2019 courage, a tribute to their sacrifices, and a powerful reminder that the fight for equality and recognition continues to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ERASED: WW2\u2019S HEROES OF COLOR <\/strong>is produced by October Films and 22Summers. For October Films, Johanna Woolford Gibbon, Jos Cushing, Matt Robins and Chris Muckle are executive producers. Sam Pollard is consulting exec producer; Annabel Hobley is co-executive producer. For 22Summers, Idris Elba, Jamilla Dumbuya and Khaled Gad are executive producers. For National Geographic, Sean D. Johnson and Simon Raikes are executive producers. Charlie Parsons is senior vice president, Development, and Tom McDonald is executive vice president, Global Factual and Unscripted Content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>THE REAL RED TAILS<\/strong> tells of the astonishing discovery of a P-39 airplane in Lake Huron, Michigan, reigniting a story lost to time and triggering one of the most important WW2 archeological missions in the Great Lakes. On the morning of April 11, 1944, Tuskegee pilot 22-year-old Second Lieutenant Frank Moody perished in what should have been a routine training mission when his plane malfunctioned and took a nosedive into the chilly waters. With unprecedented access, the one-hour special, narrated by <strong>Ralph<\/strong>, will take viewers on a journey to uncover the 80-year-old mystery of how and why Moody\u2019s plane ultimately went down. The special enlists teams of underwater archaeologists to recover parts of the downed plane for the first time and weaves in firsthand accounts from fellow airmen along with underwater footage from the wreck to give a final answer to the mystery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>THE REAL RED TAILS<\/strong> is produced by National Geographic\u2019s Yellow Border Production Services with Erin M. Reuss as producer, Jeanine I. Butler as executive producer, and Anna Derryberry as director of production. Melanie Sams is vice president of Production and Development for National Geographic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to tune in:<\/strong><br \/>DSTV: Channel 181<br \/>StarSat: 220 on DTH, 220 on DTT (249 on DTT in Uganda)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ERASED: WW2\u2019S HEROES OF COLOR, Executive Produced and Narrated by Idris Elba (\u2018Hijack\u2019), Four-Part Series Reveals the Unsung Stories of People of Color Who Served During the WarTHE REAL RED TAILS, Narrated bySheryl Lee Ralph (\u2018Abbott Elementary\u2019), a One-Hour Special Exploring an 80-Year-Old Mystery Involving a Tuskegee Airman Continuing National Geographic\u2019s 136-year record of giving&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2024\/05\/15\/nat-geo-honours-soldiers-of-colour-with-two-new-specials\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Nat Geo Honours Soldiers of Colour With Two New Specials<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9366,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[211],"class_list":["post-22086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-television","tag-national-geographic","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NationalGeographic.jpg?fit=350%2C247&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22086","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=22086"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22086\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}