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Chapter 1 | Plague at the Golden Gate
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The Chinese Six Companies
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On May 28, 1900, San Francisco policemen formed a perimeter around Chinatown.
Chapter 1 | The Great Famine
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The American effort to relieve starvation in Soviet Russia in 1921.
Chapter 1 | Flood in the Desert
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Owens Valley Paiute
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The Paiute people built sophisticated irrigation canals to channel water in California.
Dr. Joseph Kinyoun
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Dr. Joseph Kinyoun was a leader in the diagnosis and prevention of infectious diseases.
Malcolm X Challenges Martin Luther King's Goals
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Malcolm X challenges Martin Luther King's vision of equality.
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Could a single book inspire deadly terror?
Will Kansas Be a Free Soil State?
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In 1856, disagreements about whether Kansas would be a free or slave state grew violent.
Art by Mawhyah Milton
Los Angeles was the west's fastest growing city, but its insatiable thirst came at a high cost.
Chapter 1 | Taken Hostage, Part 2
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Trailer | The Riot Report
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When US inner cities erupted in violence in 1967, LBJ created a commission to investigate.
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