American Experience

The Movement and the "Madman"

1h 22m

Discover the story of the 1969 showdown between President Nixon and the antiwar movement. Told through firsthand accounts, the film reveals how movement leaders mobilized disparate groups to create two massive protests that changed history.

Episodes

The Movement and the "Madman"

S35 E4 - 1h 22m

Discover the story of the 1969 showdown between President Nixon and the antiwar movement. Told through firsthand accounts, the film reveals how movement leaders mobilized disparate groups to create two massive protests that changed history.
Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History

S35 E3 - 52m 17s

Monopoly is America’s favorite board game, a love letter to unbridled capitalism and our free market society. But behind the myth of the game’s creation is an untold tale of theft, obsession and corporate double-dealing.
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming A Space

S35 E2 - 1h 52m

Meet the influential author and key figure of the Harlem Renaissance. Also a trained anthropologist, Zora Neale Hurston collected folklore throughout the South and Caribbean — reclaiming, honoring and celebrating Black life on its own terms.
The Lie Detector

S35 E1 - 52m 35s

Discover the story of the polygraph, the controversial device that transformed modern police work, seized headlines and was extolled as an infallible crime-fighting tool. A tale of good intentions, twisted morals and unintended consequences.

Extras + Features

Trailer | The Sun Queen

S35 E5 - 1m 29s

Scientist Mária Telkes dedicated her career to harnessing the power of the sun. Though undercut and thwarted by her male colleagues, she persevered to design the first successfully solar-heated house in 1948 and held more than 20 patents.
Chapter 1 | The Sun Queen

S35 E5 - 11m 7s

Watch a preview of The Sun Queen.
Teaser | The Movement and the "Madman"

S35 E4 - 30s

Discover the story of the 1969 showdown between President Nixon and the antiwar movement. Told through firsthand accounts, the film reveals how movement leaders mobilized disparate groups to create two massive protests that changed history.
Chapter 1 | The Movement and the "Madman"

S35 E4 - 12m 5s

Watch a preview of The Movement and the "Madman"
The Woman Behind Monopoly

S35 E3 - 4m 44s

Monopoly might be America's favorite board game, but it has a surprising secret. The true inventor may be a woman you've never heard of: Lizzie Magie. In this episode of "What the History?!" we present the inside scoop of Monopoly's origins.
Chapter 1 | Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History

S35 E3 - 10m 43s

Ruthless: Monopoly’s Secret History presents the fascinating true story behind America’s favorite game.
Who's Who

S35 E3 - 44s

The creator. The challenger. The imposter. The monopolist. Meet the characters in "Ruthless: Monopoly’s Secret History."
Trailer | Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History

S35 E3 - 1m 15s

Monopoly is America’s favorite board game, a love letter to unbridled capitalism and our free market society. But behind the myth of the game’s creation is an untold tale of theft, obsession and corporate double-dealing.
Teaser | Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming A Space

S35 E2 - 30s

Meet the influential author and key figure of the Harlem Renaissance. Also a trained anthropologist, Hurston collected folklore throughout the South and Caribbean — reclaiming, honoring and celebrating Black life on its own terms.
Chapter 1 | Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space

S35 E2 - 10m 15s

Meet the influential author and key figure of the Harlem Renaissance. Also a trained anthropologist, Hurston collected folklore throughout the South and Caribbean — reclaiming, honoring and celebrating Black life on its own terms.
Zora Neale Hurston, In Her Own Words

S35 E2 - 1m 44s

In 1936, the anthropologist and noted Harlem Renaissance figure Zora Neale Hurston traveled to Jamaica to learn the customs and traditions of its free Black population. Her experience there highlights one of the many ways she was ahead of her time.
The Films of Zora Neale Hurston

S35 E2 - 2m 58s

Filmmaker Tracy Heather Strain talks about Zora Neale Hurston and her interest in capturing the rural Black folk in her writings and ethnographic work. In multiple trips to the south, Hurston shot 16mm film of rural Black people, culture and customs amassing 85 minutes of footage that she shot and/or directed.

Schedule

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American Experience

The Movement and The "Madman"

Tuesday
Mar 28

9:00 pm

1 Hour 30 Minutes

Two antiwar protests in the fall of 1969 cause President Richard Nixon to cancel his "madman" plans for a massive escalation of the U.S. war in Vietnam.
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American Experience

The Movement and The "Madman"

Tuesday
Mar 28

9:00 pm

1 Hour 30 Minutes

Two antiwar protests in the fall of 1969 cause President Richard Nixon to cancel his "madman" plans for a massive escalation of the U.S. war in Vietnam.
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American Experience

The Movement and The "Madman"

Wednesday
Mar 29

2:00 am

1 Hour 30 Minutes

Two antiwar protests in the fall of 1969 cause President Richard Nixon to cancel his "madman" plans for a massive escalation of the U.S. war in Vietnam.
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American Experience

The Movement and The "Madman"

Wednesday
Mar 29

3:00 am

1 Hour 30 Minutes

Two antiwar protests in the fall of 1969 cause President Richard Nixon to cancel his "madman" plans for a massive escalation of the U.S. war in Vietnam.
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American Experience

The Sun Queen

Tuesday
Apr 4

9:00 pm

1 Hour

Biophysicist and inventor Mária Telkes, designer of the first successfully solar-heated modern residence, held more than 20 patents at the time of her death in 1995.
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American Experience

The Sun Queen

Tuesday
Apr 4

9:00 pm

1 Hour

Biophysicist and inventor Mária Telkes, designer of the first successfully solar-heated modern residence, held more than 20 patents at the time of her death in 1995.
Image

American Experience

The Sun Queen

Wednesday
Apr 5

2:00 am

1 Hour

Biophysicist and inventor Mária Telkes, designer of the first successfully solar-heated modern residence, held more than 20 patents at the time of her death in 1995.
Image

American Experience

The Sun Queen

Wednesday
Apr 5

3:00 am

1 Hour

Biophysicist and inventor Mária Telkes, designer of the first successfully solar-heated modern residence, held more than 20 patents at the time of her death in 1995.

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