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Discover the incredible characters and epic stories that have shaped America’s past and present. Television’s most-watched history series, acclaimed by viewers and critics alike, has been honored with every major broadcast award.

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“Wilmington 1898: An American Coup” (w.t.) Discover the little-known story of the deadly 1898 race massacre and coup d’état in Wilmington, North Carolina, when white supremacists overthrew the multi-racial government of the state’s largest city through a campaign of violence and intimidation that destroyed Black political and economic power and imposed white control. The film combines the story of the coup with an examination of present-day efforts to seek the truth about this intentionally buried history.
  • Airdate Tuesday, November 12, 2024 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
  • Original11/12/2024
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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE The War on Disco Premieres Monday, October 30, 2023 on PBS and Streaming on PBS.org Download

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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Announces Winter-Spring Season Premiering Tuesday, January 23, 2024, on PBS and Streaming on PBS.org and the PBS Video App Download

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Zoot Suit Riots Revisit 1940s L.A., when racial tensions between Mexican Americans and sailors led to violence.
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Goin’ Back to T-Town Goin’ Back to T-Town tells the story of Greenwood, an extraordinary Black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that prospered during the 1920s and 30s despite rampant and hostile segregation.
  • Original3/1/1993
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The Murder of Emmett Till

In August of 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till whistled at Carolyn Bryant, a white woman. His inadvertent violation of a sacred code of the South cost him his life.

  • Original1/20/2003
  • AMEX1506

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Test Tube Babies The story of Louise Brown, the world's first successful test tube baby, born in Great Britain on July 25, 1978.
  • Original10/23/2006
  • AMEX1904

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The Polio Crusade Discover the story of the disease that gripped the nation in fear and a crusader's fight against it.
  • Original2/2/2009
  • AMEX2102

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The Great Famine When a devastating famine descended on Soviet Russia in 1921, Americans responded with a massive two-year relief campaign.
  • Original4/11/2011
  • AMEX2308

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FREEDOM RIDERS

Find inspiration in the story of a courageous band of young civil-rights activists who journeyed through the Deep South in 1961.

  • Original5/16/2011
  • AMEXFRER (AMEX #2311)

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Freedom Summer

Relive 1964's Freedom Summer and the dramatic struggle for equality in Mississippi.

  • Original6/24/2014
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The Big Burn Explore the massive 1910 wildfire that defined the U.S. Forest Service and the nation’s fire policy.
  • Original2/3/2015
  • AMEX

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Rachel Carson

Meet a scientist whose groundbreaking writings revolutionized our relationship to the natural world.

  • Original1/24/2017
  • AMEX2809

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The Man Who Tried to Feed the World Explore the life of 1970 Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug, who tried to solve world hunger.
  • Original4/21/2020
  • AMEX3203
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