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The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools
American Experience, TV's most-watched history series, brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
Explore how America's quarter-century of unwavering support for its ally, the Shah of Iran, and the violent Islamic revolution that overthrew him in 1979, set the stage for the Iran hostage crisis.
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The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools
September 12, 2023
The story of a Mississippi town’s effort to integrate its public schools in 1970.
The Busing Battleground
September 11, 2023
Revisit 1970s Boston, when court-mandated school integration unleashed racial unrest.
Casa Susanna
June 27, 2023
Casa Susanna was a refuge for transgender women and cross-dressing men in the 1950s-60s.
The Sun Queen
April 4, 2023
Unsung scientist Mária Telkes dedicated her career to harnessing the power of the sun.
The Movement and the "Madman"
March 28, 2023
Discover the story of the 1969 showdown between President Nixon and the antiwar movement.
Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History
February 20, 2023
Discover the unexpected history behind Monopoly, America’s favorite board game.
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming A Space
January 17, 2023
The influential author and anthropologist whose work reclaimed and honored Black life.
The Lie Detector
January 3, 2023
The story of the polygraph, the controversial device that transformed modern justice.
Plague at the Golden Gate
May 24, 2022
Discover how bubonic plague in 1900 set off fear and anti-Asian sentiment in San Francisco...
Flood in the Desert
May 3, 2022
Explore the 1928 dam collapse, the second deadliest disaster in California history.
Zoot Suit Riots
March 29, 2022
In June 1943, Los Angeles erupted into the worst race riots in the city to date.
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