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Episodes

  • Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act

    S37 Ep2 |
    The dramatic story of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.
  • The Great Famine: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Great Famine

    S23 Ep8 |
    The story of the American effort to relieve starvation in 1921 Soviet Russia.
  • Robert E. Lee: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Robert E. Lee

    S23 Ep1 |
    The life and reputation of the Confederate general of the American Civil War.
  • Dolley Madison: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Dolley Madison

    S22 Ep4 |
    She defined the role of the President's wife and changed the face of the presidency.
  • A Class Apart: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    A Class Apart

    S21 Ep4 |
    From a small-town Texas murder emerged a landmark civil rights case.
  • Triangle Fire: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Triangle Fire

    S23 Ep7 |
    The deadliest workplace accident in New York's history changed American factories forever.
  • The Presidents: Reagan (Part 2): asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Presidents: Reagan (Part 2)

    S10 Ep11 |
    Ronald Reagan left the White House one of the most popular presidents of the 20th century.
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    The Presidents: Reagan (Part 1)

    S10 Ep6 |
    A biography from American Experience's collection of presidential portraits.
  • The Greely Expedition: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Greely Expedition

    S23 Ep5 |
    The 1881 scientific mission to the Arctic that ended with death and cannibalism.

Specials

  • Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act [ASL]: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act [ASL]

    The dramatic story of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.

About American Experience

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.

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