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The Future of America's Past
School Interrupted
Season 2
Episode 4
In the rural district of Prince Edward County, Virginia, young people staged a strike in 1951—an effort that culminated in the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board that outlawed segregated schools. Ed meets participants of that strike, as well as a museum educator, author, and librarian. He learns about the resilience of local black families when segregationists closed public schools for fiv
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In 1869, a golden spike marked the completion of the first transcontinental railroad.
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Long-simmering tensions between white and black residents in Chicago erupted in violence.
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What did “freedom” mean during the American Revolution?
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After the attack on Pearl Harbor, 110,000 Japanese-American citizens were arrested.
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Texas has long been a place of cross-cultural exchange. How did Texas become Texas?
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In 1911, a factory in New York City burst into flames and 146 workers perished.
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At Virginia’s Fort Monroe, we discover the spot where where slavery began.