Rise Up - Episode Guide

Season 1

British Miners

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Nov 15, 2020

British Miners

The British Miner's Strike turned worker against worker and led to a bloody and deadly battle between mine workers and the British government.

Arab Spring

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Nov 22, 2020

Arab Spring

By lighting himself on fire in protest, one vendor in Tunisia launched the Arab Spring — that toppled authoritarian governments across the Middle East.

Berlin Wall

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Nov 29, 2020

Berlin Wall

The tearing down of the Berlin Wall by German citizens did what two superpowers couldn't – end the Cold War.

Yellow Vest

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Dec 6, 2020

Yellow Vest

The government tax on diesel fuel sparked French citizens to don yellow roadside emergency vests and take over the most famous street in the world for fiery protests.

Women's March

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Dec 13, 2020

Women's March

Donald Trump's inauguration was met with women from across the country marching on Washington in the largest single-day protest in American history.

Apartheid

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Dec 20, 2020

Apartheid

Apartheid, racial segregation in South Africa that survived despite world wide condemnation, would prove no match for black and white citizens rising up to end it.

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