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Jack & Yaya

Jack & Yaya

Season 9 Episode 12
1:23:45
Hayden & Her Family

Hayden & Her Family

Season 9 Episode 14
56:14
Brooklyn Inshallah

Brooklyn Inshallah

Season 9 Episode 15
52:24
Fannie Lou Hamer's America

Fannie Lou Hamer's America

Season 10 Episode 1
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For the Love of Rutland

For the Love of Rutland

Season 10 Episode 2
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Sapelo

Sapelo

Season 10 Episode 3
1:31:22
Any Given Day

Any Given Day

Season 10 Episode 7
1:24:30
La Manplesa: An Uprising Remembered

La Manplesa: An Uprising Remembered

Season 10 Episode 8
52:16
Kid Candidate

Kid Candidate

Season 10 Episode 9
1:08:28
The Death of My Two Fathers

The Death of My Two Fathers

Season 11 Episode 2
1:19:25
A Decent Home

A Decent Home

Season 11 Episode 3
1:25:44
From Here

From Here

Season 11 Episode 5
1:29:39
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America Reframed

Meltdown in Dixie

Season 9 Episode 11

In the wake of the 2015 Charleston Massacre, a battle erupts in Orangeburg, South Carolina between the Sons of Confederate Veterans and an ice cream shop owner forced to fly the Confederate flag in his parking lot. MELTDOWN IN DIXIE explores the broader role of Confederate symbolism in 21st century America and the lingering racial oppression which these symbols help maintain.

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Five female activists run for local office in a grassroots effort to take back their city.
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Sol Guy watches his late father’s tapes -- and confronts the choices of his father’s life.
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A 24-year-old artist & musician in Amarillo, TX makes an unorthodox run for city council.
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A collective memory of Mt. Pleasant's Salvadoran community and the May 1991 rebellion.
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A filmmaker and three Chicagoans navigate the complexities of living with mental illness.
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Off the Georgia coast, two brothers grow up in an enclave of the Saltwater Geechee people.
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In a divided New England town, an unexpected leader emerges to heal her community.
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