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A Poem for All Americans, About Immigration
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A look at how the poem, "The New Colossus" came to be engraved on the Statue of Liberty.
Overcoming Construction Challenges and Skeptics
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The plan to construct the Golden Gate Bridge was met with scores of skeptics.
Hidden tolls: The Impact of Freeways on BIPOC Communities
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BIPOC communities bear the brunt of the environmental cost of U.S. highway development.
Bridging Times: An Icon of American Innovation
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Does America have the can-do spirit for another Golden Gate-level engineering achievement?
Endangered National Symbol
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The effect of DDT on the Bald Eagle population in the northeastern U.S. was devastating.
Restoring and Hacking Bald Eagles in NY
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David talks to Peter Nye, the biologist who saved the bald eagle population in New York.
A Catalyst for Reflection on Our Past Transgressions
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Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith reflects on Lady Liberty's potential as an agent of change.
Confederate Monuments as a Constant Reminder of Separatism
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Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith discusses Stone Mountain's psychological toll on Black people
An Alternative Rationalization for the Civil War
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Hasan Jeffries explains why some Southerners try to reframe the causes of the Civil War.
The Infamous Bird's 1000 Pound Nest
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This clip features a Bald Eagle's nest that is estimated to weigh around 1000 pounds.
Bald Eagles Gather in the Pristine Alaskan Ecosystem
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The greatest bald eagle migration on Earth happens in the Alaskan village of Haines.
The Bald Eagle Appears in the First Great Seal of the U.S.
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Why did the Founding Fathers decide to use the bald eagle in the Great Seal of the U.S.?
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