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Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir

Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir

Season 35 Episode 7
1:39:49
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It

Season 35 Episode 10
1:28:42
Becoming Helen Keller

Becoming Helen Keller

Season 35 Episode 11
1:22:50
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Becoming Helen Keller [Extended Audio Description]

Season 35 Episode 12
1:36:11
Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands

Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands

Season 36 Episode 2
1:53:01
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On

Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On

Season 36 Episode 6
1:29:33
The Adventures of Saul Bellow

The Adventures of Saul Bellow

Season 36 Episode 7
1:22:55
Groucho & Cavett

Groucho & Cavett

Season 36 Episode 8
1:21:59
Roberta Flack

Roberta Flack

Season 37 Episode 1
1:23:43
Dr. Tony Fauci

Dr. Tony Fauci

Season 37 Episode 2
1:53:11
In The Making

In The Making

Season 37 Episode 3
1:51:39
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

Season 37 Episode 4
1:45:01
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American Masters

How It Feels To Be Free

Season 35 Episode 1

A documentary that tells the inspiring story of how six iconic African American women entertainers – Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier – challenged an entertainment industry deeply complicit in perpetuating racist stereotypes, and transformed themselves and their audiences in the process.

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