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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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Trace the journey of one of America’s greatest choral music conductors.
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See a new side of innovative writer Edgar Allan Poe, best known for Gothic horror tales.
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Today he is known as a kitchen supernova, but Jacques Pépin's career began humbly.
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Today’s American food movement can be traced back to one man: James Beard.
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Ric Burns’ documentary on the rich, 75-year history of the preeminent ballet company.
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The first film biography about the celebrated author, Louis May Alcott.
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Explore musician Bob Dylan's evolution from folk troubadour to iconic rock star.
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Calder’s aesthetic revolution concerned a somewhat taboo topic in the art world - fun.