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  • The Lost Battalion Behind the Scenes
    The Great War | Behind the Scenes

    The Lost Battalion

    Learn how an editor selects images, footage, and expert interviews to convey the desolation of the Lost Battalion.

    2 MIN 15 SEC
  • Mr. Pilates Digital Short
    The Great War | Digital Short

    Mr. Pilates

    There is no such thing as “Mr. Yoga,” but there was a “Mr. Pilates.” Explore the popular fitness regime’s surprising roots in WWI.

    2 MIN 38 SEC
  • Eugene Bullard: An American in France Digital Short
    The Great War | Digital Short

    Eugene Bullard: An American in France

    Filmmaker Stephen Ives introduces an American who escaped the racism of Georgia, and fought bravely on the battlefields of France.

    1 MIN 12 SEC
  • Woodrow Wilson: The Decider Digital Short
    The Great War | Digital Short

    Woodrow Wilson: The Decider

    Filmmaker Stephen Ives explains that for Woodrow Wilson, the Great War was a chance to for America to become a global citizen.

    1 MIN 12 SEC
  • The Great War: Chapter 1 Chapter
    The Great War | Chapter

    The Great War: Chapter 1

    Watch the opening scene of The Great War.

    8 MIN 28 SEC
  • George Creel: The Salesman Digital Short
    The Great War | Digital Short

    George Creel: The Salesman

    Filmmaker Amanda Pollack discusses George Creel — the man tasked with selling the Great War to the American people.

    1 MIN 38 SEC
  • Alice Paul: The Suffragist Digital Short
    The Great War | Digital Short

    Alice Paul: The Suffragist

    How could President Wilson call for democracy abroad while suppressing it at home? Filmmaker Amanda Pollak discusses the radical suffragist Alice Paul.

    1 MIN 46 SEC
  • Grand Coulee Dam: Chapter 1 Chapter
    Grand Coulee Dam | Chapter

    Grand Coulee Dam: Chapter 1

    Watch the opening scene of Grand Coulee Dam.

    13 MIN 16 SEC
  • Media and Murder Clip
    The Murder of Emmett Till | Clip

    Media and Murder

    Historian, public speaker and author Danielle McGuire PhD and journalism professor and author Allissa Richardson speak with the Gen-Z historian Kahlil Greene about the role of the media in shaping public perception around the murders of Black Americans.

  • Documenting the Struggle Clip
    The Murder of Emmett Till | Clip

    Documenting the Struggle

    Filmmaker Stanley Nelson and American Experience Executive Producer Cameo George discuss three of Nelson's Civil Rights films, how these stories shaped and advanced the ongoing civil rights movement, and how public media can help elevate filmmakers of color in telling diverse stories.

  • Myth of Thanksgiving Clip
    The Pilgrims | Clip

    Myth of Thanksgiving

    Wampanoag historian Linda Coombs and Narragansett Knowledge Keeper Cassius Spears speak with filmmaker Yvonne Russo about the experiences of Native populations at the time of European settlers’ arrival in New England 400 years ago, and what is actually known about the first Thanksgiving.

  • The Murder of Emmet: Chapter 1 Chapter
    The Murder of Emmett Till | Chapter

    The Murder of Emmet: Chapter 1

    Watch a preview of The Murder of Emmett Till.

    10 SEC