Scenes of Summer
From Massachusetts to Mississippi, see snapshots of how Americans spent the hottest months of the year.
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McCarthy |
Article
An American diplomat’s son remembers an idyllic childhood in 1950s Paris that abruptly came to an end.
Stonewall Uprising |
Clip
Reflections on the Stonewall Uprising.
The Vote |
Article
Queering the Women’s Suffrage Movement.
Article
People who research and write about transgender issues often face the challenge of finding primary sources. The Digital Transgender Archive seeks to change that.
Video Gallery
Stream these American Experience documentaries anywhere, anytime. We will update this page as new films become available
Stonewall Uprising |
Chapter
Watch Chapter 1 of Stonewall Uprising.
Sandra Day O'Connor: The First |
Article
A legal journalist considers the intersection of abortion rights and the justice’s Supreme Court career.
Film
Explore the 1928 dam collapse, the second deadliest disaster in California history. A colossal engineering failure, the dam was built by William Mulholland, who had ensured the growth of Los Angeles by bringing water to the city via aqueduct.
Stonewall Uprising |
Timeline
Discover how bubonic plague in 1900 set off fear and anti-Asian sentiment in San Francisco.
The Vote |
Image Gallery
A Browse through our selection of historical images of notable gender non-conforming suffragists.
Collection
History is alive. We are still living it. Let’s talk about it.
Plague at the Golden Gate |
Digital Short
President Lyndon B. Johnson tasked a groundbreaking diplomat, Carl Rowan, to oversee the documentary on March on Washington.
