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American Experience, America and the Holocaust: Deceit and Indifference
directed by Martin Ostrow, fl. 1973; produced by Martin Ostrow, fl. 1973, Fine Cut Productions, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 1994), 1 hour 23 mins
In 1937, 17-year-old Kurt Klein emigrated to the U.S. to escape the growing discrimination against Jews following Hitler's rise in 1933 and then worked to get his parents out of Germany. The film uses the tale of Klein's struggles against a wall of bureaucracy to explore the complex social and political factors th...
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directed by Martin Ostrow, fl. 1973; produced by Martin Ostrow, fl. 1973, Fine Cut Productions, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 1994), 1 hour 23 mins
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In 1937, 17-year-old Kurt Klein emigrated to the U.S. to escape the growing discrimination against Jews following Hitler's rise in 1933 and then worked to get his parents out of Germany. The film uses the tale of Klein's struggles against a wall of bureaucracy to explore the complex social and political factors that led the American government to turn its back on the plight of the Jews.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Martin Ostrow, fl. 1973, Fine Cut Productions, Hal Linden, 1931-
Author / Creator
Martin Ostrow, fl. 1973
Date Published / Released
1994
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Experience
Speaker / Narrator
Hal Linden, 1931-
Topic / Theme
Holocaust, 1939-1945, War and Violence, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), Jews, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1994 WGBH Educational Foundation
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American Experience, Scottsboro: An American Tragedy
directed by Barak Goodman, fl. 1996 and Daniel Anker, 1964-2014; produced by Barak Goodman, fl. 1996 and Daniel Anker, 1964-2014, WGBH Educational Foundation and Social Media Productions, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2001), 1 hour 23 mins
In March 1931, two white women stepped off a box car in Paint Rock, Alabama, with a shocking accusation of gang rape, by nine black teenagers on the train. So began the Scottsboro case, one of the 20th century's fieriest legal battles. The youths' trial generated the sharpest regional conflict since the Civil War,...
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directed by Barak Goodman, fl. 1996 and Daniel Anker, 1964-2014; produced by Barak Goodman, fl. 1996 and Daniel Anker, 1964-2014, WGBH Educational Foundation and Social Media Productions, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2001), 1 hour 23 mins
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In March 1931, two white women stepped off a box car in Paint Rock, Alabama, with a shocking accusation of gang rape, by nine black teenagers on the train. So began the Scottsboro case, one of the 20th century's fieriest legal battles. The youths' trial generated the sharpest regional conflict since the Civil War, led to momentous Supreme Court decisions, and helped give birth to the civil rights movement. High School College Adult
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Barak Goodman, fl. 1996, Daniel Anker, 1964-2014, WGBH Educational Foundation, Social Media Productions, Andre Braugher, 1962-
Author / Creator
Barak Goodman, fl. 1996, Daniel Anker, 1964-2014
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Experience
Speaker / Narrator
Andre Braugher, 1962-
Topic / Theme
Racism, Scottsboro Case, AL, 1931, Depression & World War II (1929–1945)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001 WGBH Educational Foundation
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American Experience, The Gold Rush
directed by Randall MacLowry, 1963-; produced by Laura Longsworth and Randall MacLowry, 1963-, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2006), 1 hour 54 mins
On January 24, 1848, James Marshall found gold near the fork of the American and Sacramento Rivers, and unleashed a massive migration from around the world to what had been a forgotten backwater. With head-spinning speed, these gold-seekers created one of the most extraordinary societies in history -- hard-driving...
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directed by Randall MacLowry, 1963-; produced by Laura Longsworth and Randall MacLowry, 1963-, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2006), 1 hour 54 mins
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On January 24, 1848, James Marshall found gold near the fork of the American and Sacramento Rivers, and unleashed a massive migration from around the world to what had been a forgotten backwater. With head-spinning speed, these gold-seekers created one of the most extraordinary societies in history -- hard-driving, overwhelmingly male, often brutal.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Laura Longsworth, Randall MacLowry, 1963-, Michael Murphy, 1938-
Author / Creator
Randall MacLowry, 1963-
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Experience
Speaker / Narrator
Michael Murphy, 1938-
Topic / Theme
Mining industry, Gold mines and mining, Gold, California Gold Rush, 1849, War and Violence, Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), American Indians, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Copyright © 2006 WGBH Educational Foundation
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American Experience, Summer of Love
directed by Vicente Franco, fl. 1990 and Gail Dolgin, 1945-2010; produced by Vicente Franco, fl. 1990 and Gail Dolgin, 1945-2010, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2007), 55 mins
In the summer of 1967, thousands of young people from across the country flocked to San Francisco's Haight Ashbury district to join in the hippie experience, only to discover that what they had come for was already disappearing. By 1968 the celebration of free love, music, and an alternative lifestyle had descende...
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directed by Vicente Franco, fl. 1990 and Gail Dolgin, 1945-2010; produced by Vicente Franco, fl. 1990 and Gail Dolgin, 1945-2010, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2007), 55 mins
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In the summer of 1967, thousands of young people from across the country flocked to San Francisco's Haight Ashbury district to join in the hippie experience, only to discover that what they had come for was already disappearing. By 1968 the celebration of free love, music, and an alternative lifestyle had descended into a maelstrom of drug abuse, broken dreams, and occasional violence. Through interviews with a broad range of individuals who live...
In the summer of 1967, thousands of young people from across the country flocked to San Francisco's Haight Ashbury district to join in the hippie experience, only to discover that what they had come for was already disappearing. By 1968 the celebration of free love, music, and an alternative lifestyle had descended into a maelstrom of drug abuse, broken dreams, and occasional violence. Through interviews with a broad range of individuals who lived through the Summer of Love -- police officers walking the beat, teenage runaways who left home without looking back, non-hippie residents who resented the invasion of their community, and scholars who still have difficulty interpreting the phenomenon -- this American Experience offers a complex portrait of the notorious event that many consider the peak of the 1960s counter-culture movement.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Vicente Franco, fl. 1990, Gail Dolgin, 1945-2010, David Ogden Stiers, 1942-2018
Author / Creator
Vicente Franco, fl. 1990, Gail Dolgin, 1945-2010
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Experience
Speaker / Narrator
David Ogden Stiers, 1942-2018
Topic / Theme
Counterculture, Recreational drugs, Social movements, Urban life, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
© 2007 WGBH Educational Foundation
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American Experience, Roberto Clemente
directed by Bernardo Ruiz, fl. 1998; produced by Bernardo Ruiz, fl. 1998, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2008), 55 mins
Born in Puerto Rico, Clemente was an exceptional baseball player and humanitarian whose career sheds light on larger issues of immigration, civil rights and cultural change. He would die in a tragic plane crash.
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directed by Bernardo Ruiz, fl. 1998; produced by Bernardo Ruiz, fl. 1998, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2008), 55 mins
Description
Born in Puerto Rico, Clemente was an exceptional baseball player and humanitarian whose career sheds light on larger issues of immigration, civil rights and cultural change. He would die in a tragic plane crash.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Bernardo Ruiz, fl. 1998, Jimmy Smits, 1955-
Author / Creator
Bernardo Ruiz, fl. 1998
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Experience
Speaker / Narrator
Jimmy Smits, 1955-
Person Discussed
Roberto Clemente, 1934-1972
Topic / Theme
Baseball, Public life, Puerto Rican people, Race relations, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974), Post-war Era (1945–1960), Puerto Ricans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
© 2008 WGBH Educational Foundation
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American Experience, Panama Canal
directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2011), 1 hour 23 mins
In 1914, the Panama Canal connected the world’s two largest oceans. American ingenuity and innovation had succeeded where the French had failed disastrously, but the U.S. paid a price for victory.
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directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2011), 1 hour 23 mins
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In 1914, the Panama Canal connected the world’s two largest oceans. American ingenuity and innovation had succeeded where the French had failed disastrously, but the U.S. paid a price for victory. General Audience
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Michael Murphy, 1938-
Author / Creator
Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Experience
Speaker / Narrator
Michael Murphy, 1938-
Person Discussed
Theodore Roosevelt, 1858-1919
Topic / Theme
Globalization
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2020 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
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American Experience, Death and the Civil War
directed by Ric Burns, 1955-; produced by Ric Burns, 1955-, Robin Espinola, fl. 1996 and Bonnie Lafave, fl. 2008-2017, WGBH Boston, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2012), 1 hour 57 mins
With the Civil War, and the staggering casualties it ushered in, death entered the experience of the American people as it never had before--permanently altering the character of the republic and the psyche of the American people.
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directed by Ric Burns, 1955-; produced by Ric Burns, 1955-, Robin Espinola, fl. 1996 and Bonnie Lafave, fl. 2008-2017, WGBH Boston, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2012), 1 hour 57 mins
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With the Civil War, and the staggering casualties it ushered in, death entered the experience of the American people as it never had before--permanently altering the character of the republic and the psyche of the American people.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ric Burns, 1955-, Robin Espinola, fl. 1996, Bonnie Lafave, fl. 2008-2017, WGBH Boston, Oliver Platt, 1960-
Author / Creator
Ric Burns, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Experience
Speaker / Narrator
Oliver Platt, 1960-
Topic / Theme
Civil war, U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865, Civil War (1860–1865), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 WGBH Educational Foundation
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American Experience, JFK, Part Two
directed by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, WGBH Boston, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2013), 1 hour 52 mins
JFK's campaign for president is the first to be waged on television, a distinct advantage for the telegenic candidate.
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directed by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, WGBH Boston, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2013), 1 hour 52 mins
Description
JFK's campaign for president is the first to be waged on television, a distinct advantage for the telegenic candidate.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, WGBH Boston, Oliver Platt, 1960-
Author / Creator
Susan Bellows, fl. 1989
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Experience
Speaker / Narrator
Oliver Platt, 1960-
Person Discussed
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, 1929-1994, John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963
Topic / Theme
International relations, Presidents, Politicians, Political life, Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
Copyright Message
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American Experience, Riding the Rails
directed by Michael Uys and Lexy Lovell; produced by Lexy Lovell and Michael Uys, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2013), 1 hour 12 mins
Archival footage and newsreel interviews featuring kids full of bravado tells the unforgettable story of 250,000 teenagers who left their homes and hopped freight trains during the Great Depression.
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directed by Michael Uys and Lexy Lovell; produced by Lexy Lovell and Michael Uys, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2013), 1 hour 12 mins
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Archival footage and newsreel interviews featuring kids full of bravado tells the unforgettable story of 250,000 teenagers who left their homes and hopped freight trains during the Great Depression.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Lexy Lovell, Michael Uys, Richard Thomas, 1951-
Author / Creator
Michael Uys, Lexy Lovell
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Experience
Speaker / Narrator
Richard Thomas, 1951-
Topic / Theme
Trains, Youth, Vagrants, Great Depression, 1929-1941, Migration and Diaspora, Depression & World War II (1929–1945)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1997 Out of the Blue Enterprises, LLC
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American Experience, Silicon Valley
directed by Randall MacLowry, 1963-; produced by Randall MacLowry, 1963- and Tracy Heather Strain, fl. 1991, Film Posse, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2013), 1 hour 23 mins
SILICON VALLEY tells the story of the pioneering scientists who transformed rural Santa Clara County into the hub of technological ingenuity we now know as Silicon Valley. The film spotlights the creativity of the young men who founded Fairchild Semiconductor and in particular the brilliant, charismatic young phys...
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directed by Randall MacLowry, 1963-; produced by Randall MacLowry, 1963- and Tracy Heather Strain, fl. 1991, Film Posse, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2013), 1 hour 23 mins
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SILICON VALLEY tells the story of the pioneering scientists who transformed rural Santa Clara County into the hub of technological ingenuity we now know as Silicon Valley. The film spotlights the creativity of the young men who founded Fairchild Semiconductor and in particular the brilliant, charismatic young physicist Robert Noyce. Their radical innovations would include the integrated circuit that helped make the United States a leader in both...
SILICON VALLEY tells the story of the pioneering scientists who transformed rural Santa Clara County into the hub of technological ingenuity we now know as Silicon Valley. The film spotlights the creativity of the young men who founded Fairchild Semiconductor and in particular the brilliant, charismatic young physicist Robert Noyce. Their radical innovations would include the integrated circuit that helped make the United States a leader in both space exploration and the personal computer revolution, transforming the way the world works, plays and communicates, making possible everything from the Apollo program to smart phones, from pacemakers to microwaves.
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Field of Study
Science
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Randall MacLowry, 1963-, Tracy Heather Strain, fl. 1991, Film Posse, Michael Murphy, 1938-
Author / Creator
Randall MacLowry, 1963-
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Experience
Speaker / Narrator
Michael Murphy, 1938-
Person Discussed
Robert Noyce, 1927-1990
Topic / Theme
Electronics industry, Innovation and invention, Computers, Science and Technology
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 by Public Broadcasting Service
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