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Freedom Summer

Aired April 8, 2023 | 113 min

A historic effort in the summer of 1964 to shatter the foundations of white supremacy in what was one of the nation’s most viciously racist, segregated states.

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Freedom Summer (español)

Aired April 8, 2023 | 113 min

Un histórico esfuerzo en el verano de 1964 por destrozar los cimientos de la supremacía blanca en lo que era uno de los estados más agresivamente racistas y segregados del país.

1964

Aired January 14, 2014 | 112 min

America came apart in 1964 and has since been reborn.

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JFK

Aired November 12, 2013 | 3 hrs 41 min

Forever enshrined in myth by an assassin's bullet, Kennedy's presidency long defied objective appraisal. Part of the award-winning Presidents collection.

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Freedom Riders

Aired April 1, 2023 | 113 min

The powerful, harrowing and ultimately inspirational story of six months in 1961 that changed America forever.

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Freedom Riders (español)

Aired April 1, 2023 | 113 min

La poderosa, desgarradora e inspiradora historia de seis meses en 1961 que cambiaron para siempre a Estados Unidos.

Roads to Memphis

Aired February 26, 2019 | 53 min

On April 4, 1968, James Earl Ray shot and killed Dr. Martin Luther King. This is the fateful narrative of the killer and his prey, set against the seething, turbulent forces in American society.

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Summer of Love

Aired June 12, 2018 | 60 min

A fleeting moment in the turbulent history of the 1960s, the Summer of Love's underlying message left an indelible impression on those who witnessed it.

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On Christmas Eve 1968, one of the largest audiences in television history tuned in to an extraordinary sight: a live telecast of the moon's surface as seen from Apollo 8, the first manned space flight to orbit the moon.

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Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst

Aired May 23, 2005

In 1974, a militant, fringe political group kidnapped teenage newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst from her Berkeley apartment. In the months that followed, Hearst, the Symbionese Liberation Army (S.L.A.), and their constant, paramilitary audio messages dominated headlines globally.

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RFK

Aired October 4, 2004 | 112 min

When an assassin took his brother's life, Robert Kennedy was bereft of someone he loved, and of a role that had given his life meaning. As he began to move beyond the shadow of his brother, he, too, was assassinated.

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Return With Honor

Aired November 13, 2000

"Return with Honor" is the story of American fighter pilots held as prisoners of war in North Vietnam. More than 20 veterans describe their captivity and their struggle to survive mentally and physically, and return with honor. Their moving accounts are combined with archival footage from Vietnam and the United States to create an inspiring tale of personal heroism.

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