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Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire

Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire

Season 40 Episode 1
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Sun Ra: Do The Impossible

Sun Ra: Do The Impossible

Season 40 Episode 2
1:23:05
Bella! This Woman's Place Is in the House

Bella! This Woman's Place Is in the House

Season 40 Episode 3
1:40:12
W.E.B. Du Bois' childhood, family and education

W.E.B. Du Bois' childhood, family and education

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A brief history of Reconstruction

A brief history of Reconstruction

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The formation of the NAACP and Du Bois’ magazine, “The Crisis”

The formation of the NAACP and Du Bois’ magazine, “The Crisis”

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3:10
Du Bois used visualized data to confront racism at the 1900 Paris Exposition

Du Bois used visualized data to confront racism at the 1900 Paris Exposition

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2:25
W.E.B. Du Bois passed away on the eve of the 1963 March on Washington

W.E.B. Du Bois passed away on the eve of the 1963 March on Washington

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1:48
Defining what's missing in our democracy

Defining what's missing in our democracy

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0:55
How Bella Abzug elevated feminist causes while in office

How Bella Abzug elevated feminist causes while in office

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2:10
Lily Tomlin was inspired by Bella Abzug to fight

Lily Tomlin was inspired by Bella Abzug to fight

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Sun Ra’s concept of “alter destiny” was his way of changing humanity

Sun Ra’s concept of “alter destiny” was his way of changing humanity

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Richard Linklater: Dream is Destiny - Trailer

Slacker. Indie filmmaker. Oscar nominee. Writer, director, producer, actor Richard Linklater is all these things and more, a poster boy for the fiercely independent style of filmmaking that emerged out of Austin, Texas in the late 1980s and 1990s.
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Season 12 Episode 6
Alexander Calder
Calder’s aesthetic revolution concerned a somewhat taboo topic in the art world - fun.
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
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Season 4 Episode 4
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
Explores the life, works and beliefs of the late writer and civil rights activist.
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