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America's Battlegrounds

Special | 56m 55s

Explore the conflicts that define America, from the Civil War to the era of civil rights.

Each chapter in American history has been marked by battle. Labor uprisings, student protests, and battles over land and race: these American battlegrounds have altered our national experience. In This Episode: the Whiskey Rebellion, the Dred Scott Decision, the Battle of Poison Springs, the Battle of Bear’s Paw & civil rights protests in Cairo, Ill.

11/14/1994 | Rating TV-G

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WPT Archives: 1990s is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin

America's Battlegrounds

Special | 56m 55s

Each chapter in American history has been marked by battle. Labor uprisings, student protests, and battles over land and race: these American battlegrounds have altered our national experience. In This Episode: the Whiskey Rebellion, the Dred Scott Decision, the Battle of Poison Springs, the Battle of Bear’s Paw & civil rights protests in Cairo, Ill.

11/14/1994 | Rating TV-G

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