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Browse the entire American Experience series featuring over 250 films. Watch full films online, download teacher’s guides, go behind the scenes, and learn more about your favorite films.
Scandalous Mayor : 1 hr
James Michael Curley and his sophisticated political machine dominated Boston for almost half a century.
Scottsboro: An American Tragedy
The trial of nine falsely accused African American teens in Alabama would draw North and South into their sharpest conflict since the Civil War.
Seabiscuit : 1 hr
Thoroughbred racehorse Seabiscuit was the long shot that captured America's heart during the Depression.
Secrets of a Master Builder
Engineer James Eads tamed the mighty Mississippi, turning New Orleans into the second largest port in the nation.
Silicon Valley : 90 mins
Robert Noyce's invention of the microchip launched the world into the Information Age.
Simple Justice : 2 hrs
The legal efforts by a team of African American lawyers to eradicate segregation ultimately led to the landmark Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.
Sins of Our Mothers : 1 hr
The legendary tale of Emeline Gurney, who - as the story goes - sold an illegitimate child at the age of 14 only to marry him at a later age.
Sister Aimee
The life story of Aimee Semple McPherson, religious evangelist instrumental in bringing conservative Protestantism into mainstream culture.
Sit Down And Fight - Walter Reuther & The UAW : 1 hr
In 1936, GM and Ford could not stop one of the worst battles of the American labor movement.
Soundtrack for a Revolution : 2 hrs
The story of the American civil rights movement is told through its powerful music -- the freedom songs that protesters sang on picket lines, in mass meetings, in police wagons, and in jail cells as they fought for justice and equality.
Spy in the Sky : 1 hr
In 1960, Francis Gary Powers' U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union.
Stephen Foster
America's first great songwriter, Stephen Foster, wrote 200 songs but died a penniless alcoholic at 37.
Stonewall Uprising : 90 mins
In 1969, homosexuality was illegal in almost every state... but that was about to change. The Stonewall riots marked a major turning point in the modern gay civil rights movement.
Streamliners: America's Lost Trains : 1 hr
The dramatic story of the streamliners is one of remarkable achievements and opportunities lost.
Surviving the Dust Bowl : 1 hr
The story of the farmers who dreamed of prosperity and lived through ten years of drought, dust, disease and death.
