American Experience

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Episodes

  • Mr. Polaroid: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Mr. Polaroid

    S37 Ep3 |
    The story of Edwin Land, whose iconic Polaroid camera let everyone instantly chronicle their lives.
  • Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History

    S35 Ep3 |
    Discover the unexpected history behind Monopoly, America’s favorite board game.
  • Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming A Space: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming A Space

    S35 Ep2 |
    The influential author and anthropologist whose work reclaimed and honored Black life.
  • The Lie Detector: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Lie Detector

    S35 Ep1 |
    The story of the polygraph, the controversial device that transformed modern justice.
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    Part 2 |Taken Hostage | American Experience

    S34 Ep6 |
    The Iran hostage crisis through the stories of those whose ordeal riveted the world.
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    Part 1 |Taken Hostage | American Experience

    S34 Ep5 |
    The Iran hostage crisis through the stories of those whose ordeal riveted the world.
  • Plague at the Golden Gate: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Plague at the Golden Gate

    S34 Ep4 |
    Discover how bubonic plague in 1900 set off fear and anti-Asian sentiment in San Francisco
  • Flood in the Desert: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Flood in the Desert

    S34 Ep3 |
    Explore the 1928 dam collapse, the second deadliest disaster in California history.
  • The American Diplomat: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The American Diplomat

    S34 Ep2 |
    Three Black diplomats who broke racial barriers at the State Department during Cold War.

Specials

  • Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act [ASL]: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act [ASL]

    The dramatic story of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.

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American Experience, 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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