
Access to this video is a benefit for members through
Back to Show
Watch Preview
American Experience
Fatal Flood
Season 13
Episode 2
In 1927, the Mississippi River flooded from New Orleans to Illinois, leaving a million people homeless and leading to a major black migration to the North.
Support Provided By
Season

1:52:46
The Gilded Age: Full Film

Unlock with PBS Passport
1:53:15
The woman whose groundbreaking books revolutionized our relationship to the natural world.

52:55
The story of nine young men from Washington who captured gold at the 1936 Olympic Games.

52:03
After attempting to commit the perfect crime, would two boys get the death penalty?

1:20:50
The Stonewall riots marked a major turning point in the modern gay civil rights movement.

52:01
In the 1950's a Polio outbreak swept the U.S., devastating communities nationwide.

1:49:38
The man behind the atomic bomb is put on trial for suspected communist ties in 1954.

Unlock with PBS Passport
1:53:50
Ronald Reagan left the White House one of the most popular presidents of the 20th century.
Earth Month

Unlock with PBS Passport
51:28
The Dust Bowl brought drought, dust, disease and death to the Midwest for nearly a decade.

Unlock with PBS Passport
1:50:17
A biography from American Experience's collection of presidential portraits.

Unlock with PBS Passport
1:50:24
Follow LBJ from rural Texas to his ascendancy to the presidency after the assassination of JFK.

Unlock with PBS Passport
1:50:37
Part of the award-winning The Presidents collection.