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Riveted: The History of Jeans (español)

Aired January 10, 2023 | 53 min

Descubra la fascinante historia de esta icónica prenda de vestir norteamericana. Desde sus raíces en la esclavitud hasta el lejano Oeste, los hippies, la alta costura y el hip-hop; los jeans son el tejido sobre el que está escrita la historia de la ideología y la política estadounidenses.

Citizen Hearst

Aired October 31, 2022 | 3 hrs 46 min

Explore the life of William Randolph Hearst, the pioneering media mogul and inspiration for Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane. Wielding unprecedented power, Hearst forever transformed the media’s role in American life and politics.

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Sandra Day O'Connor: The First

Aired July 8, 2023 | 113 min

Discover the story of the Supreme Court’s first female justice. A pioneer who both reflected and shaped an era, she was the deciding vote in cases on some of the 20th century’s most controversial issues—including race, gender and reproductive rights.

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Billy Graham

Aired May 17, 2021 | 113 min

Explore the life of one of the best-known and most influential religious leaders of the 20th century. An international celebrity by age 30, he built a media empire, preached to millions worldwide, and had the ear of tycoons, presidents and royalty.

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American Oz

Aired April 19, 2021 | 113 min

Explore the life and times of L. Frank Baum, creator of the beloved The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

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The Blinding of Isaac Woodard

Aired March 30, 2021 | 113 min

In 1946, Isaac Woodard, a Black army sergeant on his way home to South Carolina after serving in WWII, was pulled from a bus for arguing with the driver. The local chief of police savagely beat him, leaving him unconscious and permanently blind.

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The Blinding of Isaac Woodard (español)

Aired March 30, 2021 | 113 min

In 1946, Isaac Woodard, a Black army sergeant on his way home to South Carolina after serving in WWII, was pulled from a bus for arguing with the driver. The local chief of police savagely beat him, leaving him unconscious and permanently blind.

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Voice of Freedom

Aired April 22, 2023 | 113 min

Explore the life of singer Marian Anderson and her triumphant 1939 concert at the Lincoln Memorial.

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Voice of Freedom (español)

Aired April 22, 2023 | 113 min

Explore la vida de la cantante Marian Anderson y su triunfal concierto en el Monumento a Lincoln en 1939.

Goin' Back To T-Town

Aired May 23, 2023 | 53 min

Revisit a thriving Black community in Tulsa, which rebuilt after a 1921 racially-motivated massacre.

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Goin' Back To T-Town (español)

Aired May 23, 2023 | 53 min

La historia de Greenwood, una extraordinaria comunidad negra en Tulsa, Oklahoma, que prosperó durante las décadas de 1920 y 1930 a pesar de la segregación desenfrenada y hostil.

The Codebreaker

Aired April 29, 2023 | 53 min

Discover the fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst who helped bring down gangsters and break up a Nazi spy ring in South America. Her work helped lay the foundation for modern codebreaking today.

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