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When Blue Jeans Got a Bad Name
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When Blue Jeans Got a Bad Name
4,000 motorcycle riders, wearing leather jackets and blue jeans roared into Hollister.
Origins of Denim
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Origins of Denim
Denim is the quintessential American fabric.
Levi Strauss
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Levi Strauss
You might think that Levi Strauss invented jeans.
Edward Dudley
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Edward Dudley
Appointed as a minister to Liberia in 1948, Edward Dudley became an ambassador 1949.
Terence Todman
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Terence Todman
Terence Todman's diplomatic career achieved him the prestigious rank of career ambassador.
Carl Rowan
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Carl Rowan
Carl Rowan: One of the highest ranking African Americans in the State Department.
Chapter 1 | Riveted: The History of Jeans
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Chapter 1 | Riveted: The History of Jeans
Watch a preview of Riveted: The History of Jeans
Black Cowboys on the Silver Screen
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Black Cowboys on the Silver Screen
The real cowboys were (and still are) way more diverse than what people saw in the movies.
Chapter 1 | Zoot Suit Riots
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Chapter 1 | Zoot Suit Riots
Watch a preview of Zoot Suit Riots.
Grand Central: Air Rights
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Grand Central: Air Rights
Grand Central's builders pioneered the concept of air rights.
Reframing The March on Washington
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Reframing The March on Washington
President Johnson tasked Carl Rowan to oversee the documentary on March on Washington.
Chapter 1 | The American Diplomat
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Chapter 1 | The American Diplomat
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