American Experience

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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.
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    Walt Whitman

    S20 Ep8 |
    A biography of Walt Whitman, of the most-recognized figures in American literary history.
  • The Living Weapon: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Living Weapon

    S19 Ep8 |
    The story of the international race to develop biological weapons.
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    Emma Goldman

    S16 Ep7 |
    Emma Goldman captivated and polarized the American public for nearly thirty years.
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    Zoot Suit Riots

    S14 Ep6 |
    In June 1943, Los Angeles erupted into the worst race riots in the city to date.
  • Mount Rushmore: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Mount Rushmore

    S14 Ep4 |
    The story behind the world's largest sculpture and the shrine of democracy.
  • Fatal Flood: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Fatal Flood

    S13 Ep2 |
    In 1927, the Mississippi River flooded from New Orleans, leaving a million people homeless
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    The Rockefellers

    S13 Ep1 |
    John D. Rockefeller was the world's first billionaire and the most hated man in America.

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  • 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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