The Big Burn |
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In the summer of 1910, the Forest Service had less than 500 rangers nationwide.
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The Big Burn |
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In the early 1900s, President Theodore Roosevelt worried that unless America's forests were protected and regulated, the nation's forests would soon disappear.
2 MIN 58 SEC
The Big Burn |
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After the Big Burn, Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot publicizes the selfless actions of the fire fighters who lost their lives in the blaze.
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The Big Burn |
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Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot saw fighting forest fires as being essential to the new Forest Service's mission.
2 MIN 54 SEC
The Big Burn |
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At the turn of the 20th century, Gifford Pinchot was the nation's preeminent forester.
2 MIN 35 SEC
The Big Burn |
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In 1910, a wildfire burned an area the size of Connecticut and killed at least 78 firefighters in just 36 hours.
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The Big Burn |
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In the summer of 1910, hundreds of wildfires raged across the Northern Rockies.
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The Big Burn |
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Watch Chapter 1 of The Big Burn .
7 MIN 59 SEC
Klansville U.S.A. |
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The Ku Klux Klan has been a presence in America on and off since Reconstruction in the late 1800s, using symbols as powerful intimidation tools.
2 MIN 59 SEC
Klansville U.S.A. |
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As the civil rights movement grew in the 1960s, the long-dormant Ku Klux Klan reemerged with a vengeance.
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Klansville U.S.A. |
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Watch Chapter 1 of Klansville U.S.A .
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Klansville U.S.A. |
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In order to maintain his power as Grand Dragon, Bob Jones cultivated a careful balance between promoting the militant message of the Klan, while still appearing to be nonviolent.
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