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Little Satchmo| Taking in a Classic NYC Day Feels Magical

Sharon knows the magic of New York City as a child and adult. But she also knows the underlying motivation behind an absent father.

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Love Without Parole
27:09
An Alabama inmate fights to keep a jailhouse romance alive while advocating for parole.
Stay Here Awhile
56:15
An ode to the poetry and power of the American South’s diverse landscape and its stewards.
Stay Prayed Up
56:15
Hear the gospel of 83-year-old Mother Perry and her legendary music group The Branchettes.
Florida Woman
21:55
A Florida woman battles media scrutiny and public outrage to save her pet alligator.
Little Satchmo
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55:46
Louis Armstrong was an icon, but for Sharon, he was the father she could never reveal.
Flat Town
26:05
A rural Louisiana high school football game unites a historically segregated town.
Mossville: When Great Trees Fall
56:04
One man standing in the way of a petrochemical plant expansion refuses to give up.
Two Trains Runnin'
55:51
Young white men navigate 1960s Mississippi to find two long-lost blues singers.
Driven Blind
25:13
A world champion drag racer faces a new reality after a fiery accident blinds him.
Alabama Bound
56:46
Three families in Alabama fight for equality while gay marriage cases crowd the courts.
SOUL CITY
23:27
Soul City explores the rise, fall, and legacy of Soul City, North Carolina.
THE STATE OF EUGENICS
56:46
This is the story about the impact of forced sterilization of thousands of Americans.
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