Monday, February 6 at 9pm on MPT - Celebrating Black Americana
Highlights include an 1821 U.S. citizenship certificate for George Barker, a free man of color; an African-American beauty book written by Madam C.J. Walker, the first American female millionaire; and a trip with host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Leila Dunbar to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri.
Windsor Chair & Passport, ca. 1815, from Celebrating Black Americana.
About the program
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW puts the reality in reality television! Part adventure, part history lesson, and part treasure hunt, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is PBS's most-watched ongoing series. Specialists from the country's leading auction houses and independent dealers offer free appraisals of antiques and collectibles, often revealing the fascinating truths about these items.