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"You Will Call Me Phillip Morris" | The Interpreters

In this scene from The Interpreters, Sgt Paul Braun and an affable Iraqi interpreter who called himself "Philip Morris" talk about the friendship they developed while Paul was in Iraq. Interpreters were crucial for Americans to be able to communicate with Iraqis, but were also considered by many to be traitors to their country.

"You Will Call Me Phillip Morris" | The Interpreters

2m 38s

  • Ann Williams | The History of White People in America, Episode 5: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Ann Williams | The History of White People in America, Episode 5

    4m 15s

    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.

  • The Diary of Afong Moy | The History of White People in America, Episode 4: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Diary of Afong Moy | The History of White People in America, Episode 4

    4m 52s

    Acclaimed poet Sally Wen Mao narrates the animated history of Afong Moy, America’s first recorded Chinese woman. She was brought to America by merchants and was exhibited as a circus oddity in 1830s New York City. She was eventually managed and exploited by circus showman P.T. Barnum as a sideshow attraction.

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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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