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Nazi Town, USA

Aired January 23, 2024 | 53 min

Nazi Town, USA tells the unknown story of the German American Bund, a 1930s pro-Nazi group with chapters in suburbs and big cities across the country. Many believe the Bund represented a real threat of fascist subversion in the U.S.

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Nazi Town, USA (español)

Aired July 8, 2025

Nazi Town, USA cuenta la desconocida historia del Bund, la Federación Germano-Americana, un grupo pronazi de la década de 1930 con divisiones en suburbios y ciudades por todo el país. Muchos creen que el Bund representaba una amenaza real de subversión fascista en Estados Unidos.

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The War on Disco

Aired October 30, 2023 | 53 min

The War on Disco explores the culture war that erupted over the rise of Disco music. The hostility came to a head on July 12, 1979, when a riot led by rock fans broke out at “Disco Demolition Night” during a baseball game in Chicago.

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The War on Disco (español)

Aired October 30, 2023 | 53 min

La guerra contra la música disco explora la guerra cultural que estalló por el auge de la música disco. La hostilidad llegó a un punto crítico el 12 de julio de 1979 durante un partido de béisbol en Chicago, cuando la “Noche de la demolición de la música disco” terminó en disturbios liderados por fanáticos del rock.

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The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools

Aired September 12, 2023 | 113 min

Explore what happened when the small Mississippi town of Leland integrated its public schools in 1970. Told through the remembrances of students, teachers and parents, the film shows how the town – and America – were transformed.

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The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools (español)

Aired September 12, 2023 | 113 min

Explore lo que sucedió cuando la pequeña ciudad de Leland en Misisipi integró sus escuelas públicas en 1970. Contada a través de los recuerdos de estudiantes, maestros y padres de familia, la película muestra cómo se transformaron la ciudad y el país.

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The Busing Battleground

Aired September 11, 2023 | 113 min

The Busing Battleground viscerally captures the class tensions and racial violence that ensued when Black and white students in Boston were bused for the first time between neighborhoods to comply with a federal desegregation order.

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The Busing Battleground (español)

Aired September 11, 2023 | 113 min

The Busing Battleground captura de manera visceral las tensiones de clase y la violencia racial que se produjo cuando los estudiantes negros y blancos de Boston fueron transportados en autobús por primera vez de un barrio a otro cumpliendo con la orden judicial de eliminar la segregación.

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The Movement and the “Madman”

Aired March 28, 2023 | 93 min

Discover the story of the 1969 showdown between President Nixon and the antiwar movement. Told through firsthand accounts, the film reveals how movement leaders mobilized disparate groups to create two massive protests that changed history.

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The Movement and the “Madman” (español)

Aired March 28, 2023 | 93 min

Descubra la historia de cómo se enfrentaron el presidente Nixon y el movimiento contra la guerra en 1969. Contada a través de relatos de primera mano, la película revela cómo los líderes del movimiento movilizaron a grupos dispares para crear dos protestas masivas que cambiaron la historia.

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The Blinding of Isaac Woodard

Aired March 30, 2021 | 113 min

In 1946, Isaac Woodard, a Black army sergeant on his way home to South Carolina after serving in WWII, was pulled from a bus for arguing with the driver. The local chief of police savagely beat him, leaving him unconscious and permanently blind.

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The Blinding of Isaac Woodard (español)

Aired March 30, 2021 | 113 min

In 1946, Isaac Woodard, a Black army sergeant on his way home to South Carolina after serving in WWII, was pulled from a bus for arguing with the driver. The local chief of police savagely beat him, leaving him unconscious and permanently blind.

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