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Hard Hat Riot

Premieres September 30, 2025

Hard Hat Riot revisits New York in 1970, when student protestors against the Vietnam War violently clashed with construction workers, ushering in a new political and cultural divide that would redefine the American political landscape.

Hard Hat Riot (español)

Premieres September 30, 2025

Hard Hat Riot repasa los eventos de Nueva York en 1970, cuando los estudiantes que protestaban contra la guerra de Vietnam se enfrentaron violentamente con los obreros, marcando el comienzo de una nueva división política y cultural que redefiniría el panorama político estadounidense.

Clearing the Air: The War on Smog

Aired August 26, 2025 | 52 min

The story of L.A.’s devastating smog problem and the creation of the EPA and the Clean Air Act.

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Clearing the Air: The War on Smog (español)

Aired August 26, 2025 | 52 min

En 1943, el esmog descendió sobre Los Ángeles, enfermando a sus residentes. LIMPIANDO EL AIRE: LA GUERRA CONTRA EL ESMOG revela la lucha por un aire limpio, que implicó años de estudios científicos y presión ciudadana, culminando en la EPA y la Ley de Aire Limpio.

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Mr. Polaroid

Aired May 19, 2025 | 52 min

Before the iPhone, the Polaroid camera let people instantly chronicle their lives. Along with instant photo mania, its company culture became the model for Silicon Valley. Mr. Polaroid is the story of Edwin Land, the man behind the camera.

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Mr. Polaroid (español)

Aired May 19, 2025 | 52 min

La historia de Edwin Land, cuya icónica cámara Polaroid permitió a las personas documentar sus vidas al instante.

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Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act

Aired March 25, 2025

The dramatic story of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990. The film highlights the determined people who literally put their bodies on the line to pass the legislation that changed the lives of all Americans.

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Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act (español)

Aired March 25, 2025 | 53 min

La dramática historia de la aprobación de la Ley para Estadounidenses con Discapacidades (ADA, por sus siglas en inglés), en 1990. La película destaca a las personas que con determinación literalmente arriesgaron sus vidas para aprobar la legislación que cambió la vida de todos los estadounidenses.

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Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP

Aired February 25, 2025 | 112 min

The story of civil rights hero Walter White — one of the most influential Black men in mid-century America and leader of the NAACP from 1929 to 1955, yet one of the least known figures in civil rights history.

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Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP (español)

Aired February 25, 2025 | 112 min

La historia de Walter White, el líder de la NAACP durante muchos años y uno de los hombres negros más influyentes del Estados Unidos de mediados del siglo XX. De AMERICAN EXPERIENCE.

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American Coup: Wilmington 1898

Aired November 12, 2024 | 75 min

The little-known story of a deadly 1898 race massacre and coup d’état in Wilmington, North Carolina, when white supremacists overthrew the multi-racial government of state’s largest city through a campaign of violence and intimidation.

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American Coup: Wilmington 1898 (español)

Aired November 12, 2024 | 75 min

La historia poco conocida de la fatal masacre racial y del golpe de estado de 1898 en Wilmington, NC.

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