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LBJ

Revisit the president whose plans for a Great Society were undercut by the quagmire of Vietnam.

  • Original9/30/1991
  • AMEX401 & 402

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Reagan

Recall the life of the president who saw himself as the defender of the “shining city on a hill.”

  • Original2/23/1998
  • AMEX1006 and 1007

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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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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
  • AMEXFRSU

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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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Sandra Day O’Connor: The First Discover the story of the Supreme Court’s first female justice. A pioneer who both reflected and shaped an era, she was the deciding vote in cases on some of the 20th century’s most controversial issues—including race, gender and reproductive rights.
  • Original9/13/2021
  • AMEX3306

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The American Diplomat Explore how three Black diplomats broke racial barriers at the State Department during the Cold War.
  • Original2/15/2022
  • AMEX3402

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Plague at the Golden Gate Discover how bubonic plague in 1900 set off fear and anti-Asian sentiment in San Francisco.
  • Original5/24/2022
  • AMEX3404

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The Busing Battleground Revisit 1970s Boston, when court-mandated school integration unleashed racial unrest throughout the city.
  • Original9/11/2023
  • AMEX3507

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The Harvest Explore what happened when a small Mississippi town integrated its public schools in 1970.
  • Original9/12/2023
  • AMEX3508

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The War on Disco Explore the cultural movement that gave rise to disco, and the backlash that tried to destroy it.
  • Original10/30/2023
  • AMEX3509

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Fly with Me Meet the pioneering women who changed the world while flying it. Maligned as feminist sellouts, “stewardesses,” as they were called, knew different: they were on the frontlines of a battle to assert gender equality and transform the workplace.
  • Original2/20/2024
  • AMEX3602

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The Cancer Detectives Discover the story of the fight against cervical cancer and the three fascinating figures — a Greek immigrant doctor, a Japanese-American illustrator, and a Black woman OBGYN — whose work slashed death rates from the disease by over 60 percent.
  • Original3/26/2024
  • AMEX3603

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Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at the Love Canal Revisit the story of the 1970s Love Canal disaster, one of the most notorious environmental and public health disasters in US history. The battle for justice, led mostly by women, created the basis for the landmark federal Superfund program.
  • Original4/22/2024
  • AMEX3604

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The Riot Report Revisit 1967, when inner cities across America erupted in violence. LBJ appointed the Kerner Commission to investigate and the Commission’s final report would offer a shockingly unvarnished assessment of race relations that still resonates today.
  • Original5/21/2024
  • AMEX3605

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The American Vice President Explore what forced America to define the role of the vice president and the process of succession.
  • Original10/1/2024
  • AMEX3606

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“American Coup: Wilmington 1898” Discover the little-known story of the deadly 1898 race massacre and coup d’état in Wilmington, NC.
  • Original11/12/2024
  • AMEX

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"Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act" Explore the dramatic story of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.
  • Original3/25/2025
  • AMEX3702

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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE "Mr. Polaroid" Meet inventor Edwin Land, whose iconic Polaroid camera made photography instant and accessible.
  • Original5/19/2025
  • AMEX3703