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Slavery by Another Name
Historian Mary Ellen Curtin explains positions of power and how white supremacists were in elected government positions. Continue
Civilization: The West and the Rest with Niall Ferguson
Examine the West's rise to global dominance based on Niall Ferguson's six principles of prosperity. 5/29/2012 Continue
Washington Week
Is it just my imagination, or have politics and politicians grown smaller? I've been flirting with this conclusion after diving into two enjoyable presidential history books by night while covering 2012 politics by day. The books, Robert Caro's "The Passage of Power" and "The President's Club" by Michael Duffy and Nancy Gibbs, take us inside the West Wing in a way screenwriter Aaron Sorkin’s... Continue
National Memorial Day Concert
Memorial Day is not only a holiday for barbeques and celebrations, but also a time for traditions that honor our country’s fallen heroes. Tell us how you commemorate this holiday, and browse reflections from other viewers. Continue
Finding Your Roots
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. talks with friend Margarett Cooper about her remarkable ancestry, and learns about her great, great, great grandmother, a female slave who sued her master for her own freedom. Continue
Finding Your Roots
The ancestral pasts of author and television personality Martha Stewart, comedian and actress Margaret Cho, and neurosurgeon and CNN correspondent Sanjay Gupta. Continue
American Experience
Explore the history of an American president who rose from a broken childhood to become one of the most successful politicians in modern American history. 5/8/2012 Continue
Finding Your Roots
Comedian and actress Margaret Cho talks about her experience living as a young adult in San Francisco's Castro District during the late 1970s. Continue
Independent Lens
After shooting wrapped on Facing the Storm: Story of the American Bison, filmmaker Doug Hawes-Davis captured the story of the historic transfer of wild, genetically-pure bison from Yellowstone National Park to the Fort Peck tribes of northeastern Montana. Here’s his 16-minute short film of this inspiring tale Continue
PBS Presents
Experience the first days of life for wild creatures on NATURE, meet the smartest machine on earth with NOVA and see the evolution of US manufacturing on AMERICA REVEALED. 5/2/2012 Continue
Washington Week
Gwen Ifill will take live questions this Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 1 pm ET. She will be joined by Michael Duffy, Executive Editor of TIME magazine and author of The Presidents Club. Bring your questions on the 2012 Presidential Election and more. Continue
To The Contrary
For the first time in U.S. history, white newborns are outnumbered by babies of color; the U.S. Army recently made history by officially opening jobs in combat battalions to women, but direct ground combat roles are still exclusive to men; To The Contrary travels to China to explore the role the U.S. Foreign Service plays in diplomacy overseas. Continue
National Memorial Day Concert
This highly-anticipated annual concert has brought the nation together for a night of remembrance for over two decades. As the 2012 Concert draws closer, take a look back at the powerful stories and performances that have shaped this national tradition over the years. Continue
American Experience
Explore the history of an American president who rose from a broken childhood to become one of the most successful politicians in modern American history. 5/15/2012 Continue
Antiques Roadshow
A 1956 Elvis Presley standee rescued from an attic; a portrait sketched by George Gershwin; and a circa 1885 Franz Roubaud oil painting. 5/14/2012 Continue
Finding Your Roots
Hear the stories of free black ancestors of John Legend, Wanda Sykes, Margarett Cooper and Dr. Gates. 5/13/2012 Continue
Antiques Roadshow
This special edition spotlights celebrities, big-shots and headliners through objects connected to their lives. 5/7/2012 Continue
Finding Your Roots
Catch a glimpse of three distinct yet oddly overlapping experiences of families leaving their homes and becoming American. 5/6/2012 Continue
National Memorial Day Concert
Watch General Colin Powell welcome home our heroes from Iraq and Afghanistan and thank them for their service on the 2011 National Memorial Day Concert. Continue
America Revealed
Re-evaluate your perceptions of the American manufacturing machine as host Yul Kwon introduces you to the men and women who are changing the system. 5/2/2012 Continue
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1. Simon Schama: The American Future - A History DVD
Turning to fascinating moments in American history to understand the present, connecting legendary presences such as Thomas Jefferson, Henry Ford, Mark Twain and General Lucius Clay with contemporary soldiers, businessmen, truckers, schoolteachers and pol.
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