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Lines in the Sand

Lines in the Sand

Season 1 Episode 3
27:02
A Grave Injustice

A Grave Injustice

Season 1 Episode 4
27:02
The Revolutions

The Revolutions

Season 2 Episode 1
27:02
Red Chicago

Red Chicago

Season 2 Episode 2
27:01
Transcontinental

Transcontinental

Season 2 Episode 3
27:02
School Interrupted

School Interrupted

Season 2 Episode 4
27:02
Polio on Trial

Polio on Trial

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Episode 5: The Calling

The Calling

Season 4 Episode 5
53:05
When Whales Could Walk

When Whales Could Walk

Season 51 Episode 1
53:31
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The Future of America's Past

The Fire of a Movement

Season 1 Episode 2

On March 25, 1911, New York City’s Triangle Shirtwaist Factory burst into flames, and 146 workers — nearly all young women, many of them teenage immigrants — perished. We visit the building and learn how public outcry inspired workplace safety laws that revolutionized industrial work nationwide. Descendants and activists show us how that work reverberates today.