All God's Children | The History of White People in America, Episode 5
In this moving, animated short, poet Ashley M. Jones offers a lyrical historical account of Ann Williams, an enslaved Black woman who won her freedom in the 1830s. When faced with the torturous fate of being separated from her family and sold into Southern slavery, Williams took a literal leap of faith to avoid the dreadful mandate.
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One Person, One Vote?
S26 E1 - 1h 16m
At a time when many Americans question democratic institutions, One Person, One Vote? unveils the complexities of the Electoral College, the uniquely American and often misunderstood mechanism for electing a president. The documentary follows four presidential electors representing different parties in Colorado during the intense 2020 election.
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One With the Whale
Sunday
Nov 3
1 Hour 30 Minutes
An Alaska native family is blindsided when their son, the youngest ever to harpoon a whale for his village, is targeted by animal activists. -
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One With the Whale
Monday
Nov 4
1 Hour 30 Minutes
An Alaska native family is blindsided when their son, the youngest ever to harpoon a whale for his village, is targeted by animal activists. -
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One With the Whale
Monday
Nov 4
1 Hour 30 Minutes
An Alaska native family is blindsided when their son, the youngest ever to harpoon a whale for his village, is targeted by animal activists. -
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Home From School: The Children of Carlisle
Monday
Nov 4
1 Hour
Northern Arapaho tribal members travel from Wyoming to Pennsylvania to retrieve remains of three children who died at Carlisle Indian Industrial School in the 1880s. -
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Home From School: The Children of Carlisle
Tuesday
Nov 5
1 Hour
Northern Arapaho tribal members travel from Wyoming to Pennsylvania to retrieve remains of three children who died at Carlisle Indian Industrial School in the 1880s. -
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Independent Lens
Home From School: The Children of Carlisle
Tuesday
Nov 5
1 Hour
Northern Arapaho tribal members travel from Wyoming to Pennsylvania to retrieve remains of three children who died at Carlisle Indian Industrial School in the 1880s. -
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Independent Lens
Home From School: The Children of Carlisle
Sunday
Nov 10
1 Hour
Northern Arapaho tribal members travel from Wyoming to Pennsylvania to retrieve remains of three children who died at Carlisle Indian Industrial School in the 1880s. -
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Make Peace or Die: Honor the Fallen
Monday
Nov 11
1 Hour 30 Minutes
U.S. Marine veteran Anthony Marquez hand-carves battlefield crosses to reconnect with Gold Star families in his search for healing and peace. -
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Make Peace or Die: Honor the Fallen
Tuesday
Nov 12
1 Hour 30 Minutes
U.S. Marine veteran Anthony Marquez hand-carves battlefield crosses to reconnect with Gold Star families in his search for healing and peace. -
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Independent Lens
Make Peace or Die: Honor the Fallen
Wednesday
Nov 13
1 Hour 30 Minutes
U.S. Marine veteran Anthony Marquez hand-carves battlefield crosses to reconnect with Gold Star families in his search for healing and peace. -
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Independent Lens
Make Peace or Die: Honor the Fallen
Thursday
Nov 14
1 Hour 30 Minutes
U.S. Marine veteran Anthony Marquez hand-carves battlefield crosses to reconnect with Gold Star families in his search for healing and peace. -
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Independent Lens
Make Peace or Die: Honor the Fallen
Thursday
Nov 14
1 Hour 30 Minutes
U.S. Marine veteran Anthony Marquez hand-carves battlefield crosses to reconnect with Gold Star families in his search for healing and peace. -
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Scenes From the Glittering World
Thursday
Nov 14
1 Hour
Adolescence, trauma and the power of connecting with an isolated Navajo homeland. -
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Scenes From the Glittering World
Friday
Nov 15
1 Hour
Adolescence, trauma and the power of connecting with an isolated Navajo homeland. -
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Scenes From the Glittering World
Friday
Nov 15
1 Hour
Adolescence, trauma and the power of connecting with an isolated Navajo homeland.
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