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The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

Season 21 Episode 1
1:49:38
The Polio Crusade

The Polio Crusade

Season 21 Episode 2
52:01
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Stonewall Uprising

Season 23 Episode 9
1:20:50
The Perfect Crime

The Perfect Crime

Season 28 Episode 5
52:03
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The Boys of '36

Season 28 Episode 7
52:55
Rachel Carson

Rachel Carson

Season 29 Episode 3
1:53:15
The Gilded Age

The Gilded Age

Season 30 Episode 3
1:52:46
The Eugenics Crusade

The Eugenics Crusade

Season 30 Episode 11
1:53:12
Part 1 | The Vote | American Experience

Part 1 | The Vote | American Experience

Season 32 Episode 9
1:52:42
Part 2 | The Vote | American Experience

Part 2 | The Vote | American Experience

Season 32 Episode 10
1:52:47
The Blinding of Isaac Woodard

The Blinding of Isaac Woodard

Season 33 Episode 3
1:52:23
The Blinding of Isaac Woodard, Spanish

The Blinding of Isaac Woodard, Spanish

Season 33 Episode 42
1:52:49
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Emma Goldman

Season 16 Episode 7

Emma Goldman captivated and polarized the American public for nearly thirty years.

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Casa Susanna
1:36:51
Casa Susanna was a refuge for transgender women and cross-dressing men in the 1950s-60s.
The Sun Queen
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52:22
Unsung scientist Mária Telkes dedicated her career to harnessing the power of the sun.
The Movement and the "Madman"
1:22:29
Discover the story of the 1969 showdown between President Nixon and the antiwar movement.
Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History
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52:17
Discover the unexpected history behind Monopoly, America’s favorite board game.
Women in American History
1:52:24
The influential author and anthropologist whose work reclaimed and honored Black life.
The Lie Detector
52:45
The story of the polygraph, the controversial device that transformed modern justice.
Plague at the Golden Gate
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1:52:39
Discover how bubonic plague in 1900 set off fear and anti-Asian sentiment in San Francisco
Earth Month
Flood in the Desert
52:45
Explore the 1928 dam collapse, the second deadliest disaster in California history.
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
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1:52:47
Part Two examines the mounting dispute over strategies and reveals the pervasive racism.
Part 1 | The Vote | American Experience
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1:52:42
The fiery campaign that led to passage of the 19th Amendment, granting women the vote.
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