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REEL SOUTH
Childhood Tragedy
Dr. Albert “Doc” Jones, founder of the National Association of Black Scuba Divers, reflects on a resonant event from his childhood where he witnessed a child drowning in a local river.
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Dr. Albert “Doc” Jones leads the charge to preserve history through scuba diving.
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After escaping Japan, an elderly man finds peace as a bamboo farmer in North Carolina.
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Survivors of Birmingham’s bombings work to transform the city’s painful history.
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With eyes toward space, Texas restricts access to an otherworldly beach.
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Indigenous and Mexican ancestors explore the history and disappearance of the Rio Grande.
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How the Eastern Band of Cherokee reclaimed their land.
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Families torn apart by Georgetown’s sale of enslaved people reunite six generations later.