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American Experience: Ruthless: Monopoly’s Secret History
Discover the unexpected history behind Monopoly, America’s favorite board game.
Fight the Power: Under Siege
“The hip hop community has, from the start, been doing what the rest of media is only now catching up to.”
Ida B. Wells: American Stories
Ida B. Wells: American Stories frames Wells’ life and legacy in the context of today’s world, illustrating how today’s activists draw inspiration from her work.
Fight The Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
Discover the factors that led to the birth of hip hop and how it has evolved since its first hit in 1982.
American Masters: Roberta Flack
Discover music icon Roberta Flack’s rise to stardom and her triumphs over racism and sexism.
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
She interviewed one of the last known survivors of the slave ship Clotilda, collected African folklore, and studied “hoodoo.”
WITF Replay: “The U.S. and the Holocaust” from Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein
The U.S. and the Holocaust is a three-part documentary series that explores America’s response to one of the world’s greatest humanitarian crises in history.
Riveted: The History of Jeans – An American Experience Encore
American Experience’s Riveted: The History of Jeans reveals the fascinating and surprising story of this iconic American garment.
Becoming Frederick Douglass is a Story of Transformation
Frederick Douglass went on to become many things – abolitionist, autobiographer, essayist, diplomat, orator, political theorist, editor, publisher and social reformer.