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The Bay of Pigs: a Change of Plans
Surviving Cuban-American dissidents recall the early plans for the Bay of Pigs invasion, and how last minute changes made by the US government foreshadowed its failure.
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An Alabama inmate fights to keep a jailhouse romance alive while advocating for parole.
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An ode to the poetry and power of the American South’s diverse landscape and its stewards.
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Hear the gospel of 83-year-old Mother Perry and her legendary music group The Branchettes.
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Louis Armstrong was an icon, but for Sharon, he was the father she could never reveal.
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One man standing in the way of a petrochemical plant expansion refuses to give up.
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Three families in Alabama fight for equality while gay marriage cases crowd the courts.
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This is the story about the impact of forced sterilization of thousands of Americans.