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Documentary Relays Forgotten Tales of Post-Civil War Slavery
A new PBS documentary called "Slavery by Another Name" tells the story of the adapted forced labor practices that helped extend slavery long after the end of the Civil War. Gwen Ifill speaks with Douglas Blackmon, the film's co-executive producer, about this largely forgotten piece of history and the forces that propelled it.
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Follow the live special coverage of night 2 of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, co-anchored by News Hour's Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett.
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Follow the live special coverage of night 3 of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, co-anchored by News Hour's Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett.
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Live coverage and analysis of the debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
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PBS NewsHour will provide live coverage of President Biden’s address to the nation on Friday, June 2.
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After 18 months of investigating the events and causes of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack, the special House committee is set to release its final report next week.
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Donald Trump was charged Tuesday in a Justice Department investigation into his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, a frantic but ultimately failed endeavor that culminated in the violent riot by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol.
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The PBS NewsHour will feature special programming of Biden’s State of the Union address and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine from 6 to 11 p.m. ET.
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The “Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol” has confirmed that their ninth public hearing will take place the afternoon of Wednesday, September 28.
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President Joe Biden will give an Oval Office address Thursday on the U.S. response to the Israel-Hamas war.