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In the 1890s, Wilmington, North Carolina, was a thriving multi-racial community with a majority Black population. But a deadly massacre and insurrection in 1898 upended that reality.
Learn more in AMERICAN COUP: WILMINGTON 1898, now streaming on YouTube and in the PBS app.
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In the 1890s, Wilmington, North Carolina, was a thriving multi-racial community with a majority Black population. But a deadly massacre and insurrection in 1898 upended that reality. Learn more in AMERICAN COUP: WILMINGTON 1898, now streaming on YouTube and...
Open this video on American Experience | PBSIn the 1920s, Los Angeles was the west’s fastest growing city — but its insatiable thirst came at a high cost. #California #LosAngeles #WaterWars #OwensValley #Mulholland #Water #History #Documentary
Open this video on American Experience | PBSJim Jones Jr., son of Peoples Temple leader Jim Jones, reflects on his childhood and the 1978 Jonestown massacre. Watch our full 2005 interview with Jim Jones Jr.: https://youtu.be/FQa68cir1mU
Open this video on American Experience | PBSThe youngest president ever elected — and his untimely fate. Forever enshrined in myth by an assassin's bullet, Kennedy's presidency long defied objective appraisal. Recent assessments have revealed an administration long on promise and vigor, and somewhat ...
Open this video on American Experience | PBSDo you know what truncated domes are? @HabenGirma and her Seeing Eye dog Mylo tell us what happens at the intersection of disability and innovation. Learn more about the fight for disability rights in CHANGE, NOT CHARITY: THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT...
Open this video on American Experience | PBSCivil Rights icon and longtime Representative John Lewis died on July 17, 2020, marking the end of a storied career that included participation in the Nashville Sit-Ins and Freedom Rides, leadership of the 1963 March on Washington, and 17 terms in office. I...
Open this video on American Experience | PBSBy the early 20th century, Coney Island was one of the most modern places on earth. #ConeyIsland #AmusementParks #Summer #History #Documentary
Open this video on American Experience | PBS“JFK” presents a fresh look at the life and legacy of America’s 35th president. Forever enshrined in myth by an assassin's bullet, Kennedy's presidency long defied objective appraisal. Recent assessments have revealed an administration long on promise and v...
Open this video on American Experience | PBSOn the night of July 13, 1977, lightning struck several critical power lines just outside New York City, plunging all five boroughs into darkness. It had been the first day of a sweltering nine-day heat wave, and with some eight million New Yorkers now in t...
Open this video on American Experience | PBSNicknamed "Princess Alice" by the American people, she remained one of the reigning socialites in Washington until her death in 1980 at the age of 96. #AliceRoosevelt #FirstDaughter #TeddyRoosevelt #WhiteHouse #History
Open this video on American Experience | PBSCivil Rights Icon John Lewis remembers the Freedom Rides — and the movement that changed America. Official website: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/ | #AmericanExperiencePBS In this interview from the American Experience archives, civil rights l...
Open this video on American Experience | PBSIn May 1847, 13-year-old Virginia Reed detailed her family's harrowing trek from Missouri to California in a letter to her cousin. The previous summer, the Donner and Reed families took an untested cutoff on their journey west, trapping them in the worst wi...
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