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From the film Freedom Riders: Jim Lawson on The Cold War
Jim Lawson speaks about JFK and the Cold War as a critical issue facing the U.S.
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How a horrific incident of racial violence became catalyst for the civil rights movement.

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Part Two examines the mounting dispute over strategies and reveals the pervasive racism.

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The fiery campaign that led to passage of the 19th Amendment, granting women the vote.

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The Eugenics Crusade tells the story of the campaign to breed a “better” American race,

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The Gilded Age: Full Film

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The woman whose groundbreaking books revolutionized our relationship to the natural world.

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The story of nine young men from Washington who captured gold at the 1936 Olympic Games.

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After attempting to commit the perfect crime, would two boys get the death penalty?

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The Stonewall riots marked a major turning point in the modern gay civil rights movement.

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The 1968 My Lai massacre and its subsequent cover-up.

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In the 1950's a Polio outbreak swept the U.S., devastating communities nationwide.

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The man behind the atomic bomb is put on trial for suspected communist ties in 1954.