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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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5:00
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

Lines in the Sand

Season 1 Episode 3

Texas has long been a place of contentious borders and cross-cultural exchange. Six national flags have flown over Texas since the 1500s, starting with European contests for the land that followed 10,000 years of Native American history there. From Spanish missions, to a French shipwreck, to a former sugarcane plantation, we visit to ask: How did Texas become Texas?