Episodes
A biography from American Experience's collection of presidential portraits.
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S10
E6
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1:50:27
The Dust Bowl brought drought, dust, disease and death to the Midwest for nearly a decade.
Episode:
S10
E8
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51:28
In 1927, the Mississippi River flooded from New Orleans, leaving a million people homeless
Episode:
S13
E2
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51:35
In June 1943, Los Angeles erupted into the worst race riots in the city to date.
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S14
E6
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51:32
Emmett Till's murder and the acquittal of his killers mobilized the Civil Rights Movement.
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S15
E12
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53:02
The famous 1938 heavyweight fight between American Joe Louis and German Max Schmeling.
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S17
E11
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54:28
Researchers face controversy while conceiving babies through in vitro fertilization.
Episode:
S19
E4
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50:09
The exceptional life and career of Puerto Rican baseball star Roberto Clemente.
Episode:
S20
E7
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52:21
In the 1950's a Polio outbreak swept the U.S., devastating communities nationwide.
Episode:
S21
E2
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52:01
The story of the American effort to relieve starvation in 1921 Soviet Russia.
Episode:
S23
E8
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52:20
The story behind civil rights activists who challenged segregation in the American South.
Episode:
S23
E11
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1:52:18
His stunning triumph at the 1936 Olympics captivated the world and infuriated the Nazis.
Episode:
S24
E7
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52:02
Extras
When US inner cities erupted in violence in 1967, LBJ created a commission to investigate.
Preview:
S36
E5
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2:20
Watch a preview of Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal.
Clip:
S36
E4
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8:45
Learn about the beginning of the environmental justice movement.
Clip:
4:33
The story of housewives who led a grassroots movement to galvanize the Superfund Bill.
Preview:
S36
E4
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2:34
Watch a preview of The Cancer Detectives.
Clip:
S36
E3
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8:55
The untold story of the people who fought tirelessly to save women from cervical cancer.
Preview:
S36
E3
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1:35
The lively but neglected history of the women who changed the world while flying it.
Preview:
S36
E2
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2:02
Watch a preview of Nazi Town, USA.
Clip:
S36
E1
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9:20