The Riot Report
When Black neighborhoods across America erupted in violence during the summer of 1967, President Johnson appointed a commission to determine what happened, why it happened, and what could be done to keep it from happening again. The bi-partisan commission’s final report offered a shockingly unvarnished assessment of American race relations that would doom its finding to political oblivion.
Episodes
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The Riot Report
S36 E5 - 1h 53m
When Black neighborhoods across America erupted in violence during the summer of 1967, President Johnson appointed a commission to determine what happened, why it happened, and what could be done to keep it from happening again. The bi-partisan commission’s final report offered a shockingly unvarnished assessment of American race relations that would doom its finding to political oblivion.
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Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal
S36 E4 - 1h 52m
The dramatic and inspiring story of ordinary women who fought against overwhelming odds for the health and safety of their families. In the late 1970s, residents of Love Canal in Niagara Falls, NY, discovered that their homes, schools, and playgrounds were built on top of a former chemical waste dump. Housewives activated to create a grassroots movement that galvanized the landmark Superfund Bill.
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The Cancer Detectives
S36 E3 - 52m 54s
The Cancer Detectives tells the untold story of the first-ever war on cancer and the coalition of people who fought tirelessly to save women from cervical cancer: a Greek immigrant, Dr. George Papanicolaou; his intrepid wife, Mary; Japanese-born artist Hashime Murayama; Dr. Helen Dickens, an African American OBGYN in Philadelphia; and an entirely new class of female scientists.
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Fly with Me
S36 E2 - 1h 52m
Fly With Me tells the story of the pioneering women who became flight attendants at a time when single women were unable to order a drink, eat alone in a restaurant, own a credit card or get a prescription for birth control. The job offered unheard-of opportunities for travel and independence. These women were on the frontlines of the battle to assert gender equality and transform the workplace.
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Nazi Town, USA
S36 E1 - 52m 32s
Nazi Town, USA tells the story of the German American Bund, a pro-Nazi group which in the 1930s had scores of chapters across the country, representing what many believe was a real threat of fascist subversion in the United States. They held joint rallies with the KKK and ran summer camps for children centered around Nazi ideology and imagery, melding patriotic values with virulent anti-Semitism.
Extras + Features
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Trailer | The Riot Report
S36 E5 - 2m 20s
When Black neighborhoods across America erupted in violence in the summer of 1967, President Johnson appointed a commission to find the cause for the unrest. Their findings offered an unvarnished assessment of American race relations.
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Trailer | Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal
S36 E4 - 2m 34s
In the late 1970s, residents of Love Canal in Niagara Falls, NY discovered their neighborhood had been built on a former chemical waste dump. Housewives activated to create a grassroots movement that galvanized the landmark Superfund Bill.
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Chapter 1 | Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal
S36 E4 - 8m 45s
Watch a preview of Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal.
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Trailer | The Cancer Detectives
S36 E3 - 1m 35s
The Cancer Detectives tells the untold story of the first-ever war on cancer and the coalition of people who fought tirelessly to save women from cervical cancer: a Greek immigrant, Dr. George Papanicolau; his intrepid wife, Mary; Japanese-born artist Hashime Murayama; Dr. Helen Dickens, an African American OBGYN in Philadelphia; and an entirely new class of female scientists.
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Chapter 1 | The Cancer Detectives
S36 E3 - 8m 55s
Watch a preview of The Cancer Detectives.
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Who's Who
S36 E2 - 1m
The integrator. The networker. The advocate. The organizer.
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Trailer | Fly with Me
S36 E2 - 2m 2s
Fly With Me tells the story of the pioneering women who became flight attendants at a time when single women were unable to order a drink, eat alone in a restaurant, own a credit card or get a prescription for birth control. The job offered unheard-of opportunities for travel and independence. These women were on the frontlines of the battle to assert gender equality and transform the workplace.
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Chapter 1 | Fly with Me
S36 E2 - 10m 5s
Watch a preview of Fly with Me.
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Trailer | Nazi Town, USA
S36 E1 - 1m 26s
Nazi Town, USA tells the story of the German American Bund, a pro-Nazi group which in the 1930s had scores of chapters across the country, representing what many believe was a real threat of fascist subversion in the United States. They held joint rallies with the KKK and ran summer camps for children centered around Nazi ideology and imagery, melding patriotic values with virulent anti-Semitism.
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Chapter 1 |Nazi Town, USA
S36 E1 - 9m 20s
Watch a preview of Nazi Town, USA.
Schedule
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American Experience
The War on Disco
Monday
Jul 15
1 Hour
Exploring the cultural movement that aided disco's rise and the backlash that tried to destroy it. -
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American Experience
The War on Disco
Monday
Jul 15
1 Hour
Exploring the cultural movement that aided disco's rise and the backlash that tried to destroy it. -
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American Experience
The Boys of '36
Tuesday
Jul 16
1 Hour
A group of working-class boys from the University of Washington, in the United States, surprise a nation when they capture the gold medal in rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Berlin. -
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American Experience
The Boys of '36
Tuesday
Jul 16
1 Hour
A group of working-class boys from the University of Washington, in the United States, surprise a nation when they capture the gold medal in rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Berlin. -
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American Experience
The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools
Saturday
Jul 20
2 Hours
Black and white citizens work together to create racially integrated public schools in the middle of the Mississippi Delta. -
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American Experience
The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools
Sunday
Jul 21
2 Hours
Black and white citizens work together to create racially integrated public schools in the middle of the Mississippi Delta.
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