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Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

Season 37 Episode 9
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HOPPER: An American love story

HOPPER: An American love story

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Moynihan

Moynihan

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Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames

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Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined

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American Masters

A Song for Cesar

Season 37 Episode 8

Trace the life and legacy of labor activist Cesar Chavez. Through interviews with Maya Angelou, Joan Baez, Carlos Santana and more, see how music and the arts were instrumental to the success of the social movement Chavez helped found, which mobilized thousands of farmworkers across the U.S.

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