American Experience (1988)
TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
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1. The Abolitionists: 1820s-18382013-01-08 · 55mThe story of how abolitionist allies William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Beecher Stowe, John Brown and Angelina Grimke turned a despised fringe movement against cha
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2. The Abolitionists: 1838-18542013-01-15 · 55mSee how the activities of the five principals intersect and affect the anti-slavery movement.
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3. The Abolitionists: 1854-Emancipation and Victory2013-01-22 · 55mExamine the forces leading to war and to the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment.
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4. Henry Ford2013-01-29 · 55mAn absorbing life story of a farm boy who rose from obscurity to become the most influential American innovator of the 20th century, Henry Ford offers an incisive look at the birth
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5. Silicon Valley2013-02-05 · 55mLed by physicist Robert Noyce, Fairchild Semiconductor began as a start-up company whose radical innovations would help make the United States a leader in both space exploration an
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6. War of the Worlds2013-10-29 · 55mA broadcast that struck fear into an already anxious nation, Orson Welles' War of the Worlds radio broadcast was the most famous alien invasion that never happened.
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7. JFK (Part 1)2013-11-11 · 55mA two-part profile of John F. Kennedy begins with his early years, detailing the health challenges he faced; his heroism after his PT boat was hit by an enemy destroyer during Worl
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8. JFK (Part 2)2013-11-12 · 55mConclusion. John F. Kennedy's White House years, including the Bay of Pigs fiasco; Cuban Missile Crisis; handling of civil rights; and decision to travel to Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963
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