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Janis Ian: Breaking Silence

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Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse

Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse

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The Disappearance of Miss Scott

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Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined

Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined

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Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames

Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames

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Moynihan

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HOPPER: An American love story

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A Song for Cesar

A Song for Cesar

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American Masters

Aviator Bessie Coleman

The daughter of sharecropper in rural Texas, Bessie Coleman grew up picking cotton and eventually became the first African American woman aviator. Coleman became a media sensation with her daredevil performances, and was hailed as “Queen Bess” and “the world’s greatest woman flier.” Throughout her brief career, Coleman refused to perform in American airshows where audiences were segregated.