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P.G. Lowery and the Spread of African-American Music
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P.G. Lowery and the Spread of African-American Music
P.G. Lowery’s all-black band gained early twentieth century fame through the circus.
John Harvey Kellogg
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John Harvey Kellogg
Besides inventing Corn Flakes, John Kellogg helped promote the American Eugenics movement.
Genetic Screening: Controlling Heredity
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Genetic Screening: Controlling Heredity
The ability to prevent suffering through genetic screenings sparks difficult questions.
Thomas Hunt Morgan
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Thomas Hunt Morgan
The scientist who fell out of love with eugenics
Letter from a father
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Letter from a father
Letter from a father
Free Love & Free Stuff
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Free Love & Free Stuff
1967, young people flooded into San Francisco to find what one described as “wonderland.”
Signal school
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Signal school
MBTA’s Signal Shop, where workers maintain the equipment that keeps the trains on track.
The Great War: Culture Change
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The Great War: Culture Change
How WWI transformed America through those whose participation has largely been forgotten.
The Great War: Transformed
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The Great War: Transformed
How WW1 to “make the world safe for democracy”—altered America’s place in the world.
The Race Underground Scene Breakdown
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The Race Underground Scene Breakdown
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The Great War: Why we made it
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The Great War: Why we made it
American Experience Executive Producer Mark Samels discusses the film and why we made it.
The Great War: Chapter 1
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The Great War: Chapter 1
After more than two years, thousands of American soldiers boarded ships bound for France.
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