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American Experience

The American Diplomat

Season 34 Episode 2 | 52m 43s

Discover how three Black diplomats broke racial barriers at the US State Department during the Cold War. Asked to represent the best of American ideals abroad while facing discrimination at home, they left a lasting impact on the Foreign Service.

Aired: 02/14/22 | Expires: 02/14/25
Corporate sponsorship for American Experience is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance. Major funding by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
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American Experience
Chapter 1 | Casa Susanna
Watch a preview of Casa Susanna.
Clip: S35 E6 | 11:11
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American Experience
Trailer | Casa Susanna
Casa Susanna was a refuge for transgender women and cross-dressing men in the 1950s-60s.
Preview: S35 E6 | 2:10
Watch • 1:29
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Trailer | The Sun Queen
Unsung scientist Mária Telkes dedicated her career to harnessing the power of the sun.
Preview: S35 E5 | 1:29
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American Experience
The Dover Sun House
The first modern house to be heated by nothing but the sun was designed by Mária Telkes.
Clip: S35 E5 | 3:39
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American Experience
Chapter 1 | The Sun Queen
Watch a preview of The Sun Queen.
Clip: S35 E5 | 11:07
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Off the Grid: New Mexico
Find out what modern off-grid living looks like at a 25-acre homestead in New Mexico.
Clip: S35 E5 | 6:09
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Off the Grid: Minnesota
Explore off-grid life in a one-bedroom cabin in the Northern Minnesota woods.
Clip: S35 E5 | 6:01
Watch • 2:17
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A Solar Pioneer’s Challenge to Women
Inventor Mária Telkes wanted women scientists to reach for the sun.
Clip: S35 E5 | 2:17
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Off the Grid: Vermont
Find out how one family lives on a one-acre off grid market farm in Vermont.
Clip: S35 E5 | 5:32
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American Experience
Teaser | The Movement and the "Madman"
Discover the story of the 1969 showdown between President Nixon and the antiwar movement.
Preview: S35 E4 | 0:30
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Casa Susanna
Casa Susanna was a refuge for transgender women and cross-dressing men in the 1950s-60s.
Episode: S35 E6
Watch • 52:22
American Experience
The Sun Queen
Unsung scientist Mária Telkes dedicated her career to harnessing the power of the sun.
Episode: S35 E5 | 52:22
Watch • 1:22:29
American Experience
The Movement and the "Madman"
Discover the story of the 1969 showdown between President Nixon and the antiwar movement.
Episode: S35 E4 | 1:22:29
Watch • 52:17
American Experience
Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History
Discover the unexpected history behind Monopoly, America’s favorite board game.
Episode: S35 E3 | 52:17
Watch • 1:52:24
American Experience
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming A Space
The influential author and anthropologist whose work reclaimed and honored Black life.
Episode: S35 E2 | 1:52:24
Watch • 52:35
American Experience
The Lie Detector
The story of the polygraph, the controversial device that transformed modern justice.
Episode: S35 E1 | 52:35
Watch • 1:51:34
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Part 2 |Taken Hostage | American Experience
The Iran hostage crisis through the stories of those whose ordeal riveted the world.
Episode: S34 E6 | 1:51:34
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American Experience
Plague at the Golden Gate
Discover how bubonic plague in 1900 set off fear and anti-Asian sentiment in San Francisco
Episode: S34 E4 | 1:52:39
Watch • 52:45
American Experience
Flood in the Desert
Explore the 1928 dam collapse, the second deadliest disaster in California history.
Episode: S34 E3 | 52:45
Watch • 51:32
American Experience
Zoot Suit Riots
In June 1943, Los Angeles erupted into the worst race riots in the city to date.
Episode: S14 E6 | 51:32