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Trailer | Extended Audio Description | Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act
EXTENDED AUDIO DESCRIPTION The dramatic story of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990. The film highlights the determined people who literally put their bodies on the line to pass the legislation that changed the lives of all Americans.
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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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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.

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In 1927, the Mississippi River flooded from New Orleans, leaving a million people homeless

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Ronald Reagan left the White House one of the most popular presidents of the 20th century.
Earth Month

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The Dust Bowl brought drought, dust, disease and death to the Midwest for nearly a decade.

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A biography from American Experience's collection of presidential portraits.