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Who Were the Hard Hats?

At the dawn of the 1970s, blue-collar workers were re-shaping New York City's skyline. But they were also building an America that would leave them behind.

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Part 1 |Taken Hostage | American Experience
1:52:24
The Iran hostage crisis through the stories of those whose ordeal riveted the world.
The Blinding of Isaac Woodard, Spanish
1:52:49
The Blinding of Isaac Woodard with Spanish subtitles.
The Blinding of Isaac Woodard
1:52:23
How a horrific incident of racial violence became catalyst for the civil rights movement.
Part 2 | The Vote | American Experience
1:52:47
Part Two examines the mounting dispute over strategies and reveals the pervasive racism.
Part 1 | The Vote | American Experience
1:52:42
The fiery campaign that led to passage of the 19th Amendment, granting women the vote.
The Eugenics Crusade
1:53:12
The Eugenics Crusade tells the story of the campaign to breed a “better” American race,
The Gilded Age
1:52:46
The Gilded Age: Full Film
Rachel Carson
1:53:15
The woman whose groundbreaking books revolutionized our relationship to the natural world.
American Experience Season 28
52:55
The story of nine young men from Washington who captured gold at the 1936 Olympic Games.
The Perfect Crime
52:03
After attempting to commit the perfect crime, would two boys get the death penalty?
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1:20:50
The Stonewall riots marked a major turning point in the modern gay civil rights movement.
My Lai
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52:21
The 1968 My Lai massacre and its subsequent cover-up.
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