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America Reframed
The Cost of Inheritance
Season 12
Episode 1
THE COST OF INHERITANCE, an America ReFramed special, explores the complex issue of reparations in the U.S. using a thoughtful approach to history, historical injustices, systemic inequities, and critical dialogue on racial conciliation. Through personal narratives, community inquiries, and scholarly insights, it aims to inspire understanding of the scope and rationale of the reparations debate.
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1:12:58
California farmworker housing rules force seasonal moves, upending Latinx students' education.
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1:22:25
A Harlem playwright unearths the extraordinary pasts of his Bangladeshi immigrant parents.
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20:01
A family acts to rectify a systemic wrong after a mentally ill loved one's incarceration.
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43:36
A filmmaker chronicles his journey beyond walls after being incarcerated at San Quentin.
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1:23:50
A story of Kristal Bush's fight against the impact of mass incarceration in Philadelphia.
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12:59
A journey into a brother's memories transform into a tool for reconciliation and healing.
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1:30:00
Local election officials work around the clock to secure the vote and uphold US democracy.
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1:26:21
Five female activists run for local office in a grassroots effort to take back their city.
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1:29:39
Artists and activists fight to redefine belonging on both sides of the Atlantic.
54:28
How do Chinese grocers in the Jim Crow South complicate America’s binary paradigm of race?
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1:25:44
How are the lives of mobile home park residents impacted by class and economic injustice?
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1:19:25
Sol Guy watches his late father’s tapes -- and confronts the choices of his father’s life.