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Greenwood

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Chapter 1 | Goin' Back To T-Town

Chapter 1 | Goin' Back To T-Town

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The Voice of Marian Anderson

The Voice of Marian Anderson

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Walter F. White

Walter F. White

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Chapter 1 | Voice of Freedom

Chapter 1 | Voice of Freedom

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Isaac Woodard

Isaac Woodard

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Judge Julius Waties Waring

Judge Julius Waties Waring

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The War at Home

The War at Home

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L. Frank Baum

L. Frank Baum

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Chapter 1 | American Oz

Chapter 1 | American Oz

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Matilda Joslyn Gage

Matilda Joslyn Gage

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Billy Graham Crusades

Billy Graham Crusades

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American Experience

Elizebeth Friedman: Cryptanalyst Pioneer

Elizebeth Smith Friedman was an American codebreaker from Indiana. During Prohibition, her decrypts and testimony brought down international drug rings and liquor smugglers. Friedman’s codebreaking in WWII enabled the US to win the “Battle of the Atlantic” and smash Nazi spy rings.
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Season 18 Episode 12
Annie Oakley
Annie Oakley won fame and fortune as the little lady who never missed a shot.
Jesse James
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Season 18 Episode 7
Jesse James
A product of the American Civil War, James was less heroic than brutal.
Victory in the Pacific
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Season 17 Episode 10
Victory in the Pacific
The final months of WWII from the vantage points of both the Japanese and the Americans.
Seabiscuit
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Season 15 Episode 11
Seabiscuit
An over-worked horse and a broken-down jockey capture the nation's imagination.
The Presidents
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Season 15 Episode 1
The Presidents: Jimmy Carter
Part of the award-winning "The Presidents" collection.
The Presidents: Reagan (Part 2)
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Season 10 Episode 11
The Presidents: Reagan (Part 2)
Ronald Reagan left the White House one of the most popular presidents of the 20th century.
The Presidents: Reagan (Part 1)
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Season 10 Episode 6
The Presidents: Reagan (Part 1)
A biography from American Experience's collection of presidential portraits.
The Presidents: FDR (Part 2)
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Season 7 Episode 2
The Presidents: FDR (Part 2)
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The Presidents: FDR (Part 1)
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Season 7 Episode 1
The Presidents: FDR (Part 1)
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The Presidents: LBJ (Part 2)
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Season 4 Episode 2
The Presidents: LBJ (Part 2)
Follow LBJ from rural Texas to his ascendancy to the presidency after the assassination of JFK.
The Presidents: LBJ (Part 1)
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Season 4 Episode 1
The Presidents: LBJ (Part 1)
Part of the award-winning The Presidents collection.
The Presidents: Nixon
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Season 3 Episode 2
The Presidents: Nixon
Part of the award-winning The Presidents collection.
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