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American Experience, The Codebreaker
directed by Chana Gazit, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Chana Gazit, fl. 1988-2017 and Hilary Klotz Steinman, fl. 2005, WGBH Boston, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2021), 53 mins
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: The Codebreaker tells the story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, a groundbreaking cryptanalyst who helped develop the codebreaking methods that led to the creation of the powerful new science of cryptology.
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directed by Chana Gazit, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Chana Gazit, fl. 1988-2017 and Hilary Klotz Steinman, fl. 2005, WGBH Boston, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2021), 53 mins
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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: The Codebreaker tells the story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, a groundbreaking cryptanalyst who helped develop the codebreaking methods that led to the creation of the powerful new science of cryptology.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Chana Gazit, fl. 1988-2017, Hilary Klotz Steinman, fl. 2005, WGBH Boston, Kate Burton, 1957-
Author / Creator
Chana Gazit, fl. 1988-2017
Date Published / Released
2021
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Experience
Speaker / Narrator
Kate Burton, 1957-
Person Discussed
Elizebeth Smith Friedman, 1892-1980
Topic / Theme
Coded messages, War, World War II, 1939-1945, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience, The Busing Battleground
directed by Cyndee Readdean, fl. 2004 and Sharon Grimberg, fl. 1997; produced by Cyndee Readdean, fl. 2004 and Sharon Grimberg, fl. 1997, American Experience Films and GBH Boston, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2023), 1 hour 53 mins
On September 12, 1974, police were stationed outside Boston schools as Black and white students were bused for the first time to comply with a federal court desegregation order. Shocking violence, directed mostly at children, ensued. The Busing Battleground illuminates the volatile effort to end school segregation...
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directed by Cyndee Readdean, fl. 2004 and Sharon Grimberg, fl. 1997; produced by Cyndee Readdean, fl. 2004 and Sharon Grimberg, fl. 1997, American Experience Films and GBH Boston, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2023), 1 hour 53 mins
Description
On September 12, 1974, police were stationed outside Boston schools as Black and white students were bused for the first time to comply with a federal court desegregation order. Shocking violence, directed mostly at children, ensued. The Busing Battleground illuminates the volatile effort to end school segregation, and the decades-long struggle for educational equity that preceded the crisis.
Field of Study
Black History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Cyndee Readdean, fl. 2004, Sharon Grimberg, fl. 1997, American Experience Films, GBH Boston
Author / Creator
Cyndee Readdean, fl. 2004, Sharon Grimberg, fl. 1997
Date Published / Released
2023
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Experience
Speaker / Narrator
John Kerrigan, fl. 1986-1987, Thomas Atkins, fl. 1969, Garry Armstrong, fl. 1977, Ira Jackson, fl. 1983, Eric Van Loon, fl. 1989, Michael Patrick MacDonald, 1966-, Charles Glenn, fl. 1970, Matt Delmont, 1977-, Alan Ross, fl. 1983, Zebulon Miletsky, fl. 2005, Farah Stockman, 1974-, Hubie Jones, fl. 1972, Bryant Rollins, 1937-2022
Person Discussed
John Kerrigan, fl. 1986-1987, Thomas Atkins, fl. 1969, Garry Armstrong, fl. 1977, Ira Jackson, fl. 1983, Eric Van Loon, fl. 1989, Michael Patrick MacDonald, 1966-, Charles Glenn, fl. 1970, Matt Delmont, 1977-, Alan Ross, fl. 1983, Zebulon Miletsky, fl. 2005, Farah Stockman, 1974-, Hubie Jones, fl. 1972, Bryant Rollins, 1937-2022, Louise Day Hicks, 1916-2003, John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, Kevin H. Wh...
John Kerrigan, fl. 1986-1987, Thomas Atkins, fl. 1969, Garry Armstrong, fl. 1977, Ira Jackson, fl. 1983, Eric Van Loon, fl. 1989, Michael Patrick MacDonald, 1966-, Charles Glenn, fl. 1970, Matt Delmont, 1977-, Alan Ross, fl. 1983, Zebulon Miletsky, fl. 2005, Farah Stockman, 1974-, Hubie Jones, fl. 1972, Bryant Rollins, 1937-2022, Louise Day Hicks, 1916-2003, John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, Kevin H. White, 1929-2012
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Topic / Theme
African-Americans, Equal rights, Race discrimination, Civil war, Equality, Education, Bullying, Black community, Racial profiling, Racial groupings, Racism, African Americans
Copyright Message
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American Experience, Fly With Me
directed by Helen Ryan Dobrowski, fl. 1997 and Sarah Colt, fl. 2000; produced by Helen Ryan Dobrowski, fl. 1997, Sarah Colt Productions, WGBH Educational Foundation and American Experience Films, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2024), 1 hour 53 mins
The following program contains the use of racial epithets in historical context and to recount personal experiences.
Fly With Me tells the story of the pioneering women who became flight attendants at a time when single women were unable to order a drink, eat alone in a restaurant, own a credit card or get a prescription for birth control. The job offered unheard-of opportunities for travel and independence. These women were on...
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directed by Helen Ryan Dobrowski, fl. 1997 and Sarah Colt, fl. 2000; produced by Helen Ryan Dobrowski, fl. 1997, Sarah Colt Productions, WGBH Educational Foundation and American Experience Films, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2024), 1 hour 53 mins
Description
Fly With Me tells the story of the pioneering women who became flight attendants at a time when single women were unable to order a drink, eat alone in a restaurant, own a credit card or get a prescription for birth control. The job offered unheard-of opportunities for travel and independence. These women were on the frontlines of the battle to assert gender equality and transform the workplace.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Helen Ryan Dobrowski, fl. 1997, Sarah Colt Productions, WGBH Educational Foundation, American Experience Films
Author / Creator
Helen Ryan Dobrowski, fl. 1997, Sarah Colt, fl. 2000
Date Published / Released
2024
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Experience
Speaker / Narrator
Michael Gottesman, fl. 1961, Barbara Roads, 1928-2023, Ann Hood, 1956-, Mia Bay, Dorothy Sue Cobble, 1949-, Patricia Ireland, 1945-, Kathleen Barry, 1941-
Person Discussed
Michael Gottesman, fl. 1961, Barbara Roads, 1928-2023, Ann Hood, 1956-, Mia Bay, Dorothy Sue Cobble, 1949-, Patricia Ireland, 1945-, Kathleen Barry, 1941-, Ellen Church, 1904-1965
Topic / Theme
Feminism, Black community, Employment opportunities, Sexism, Racism, Gender discrimination, Airplanes, Women's movement, Women's rights, Women in workforce, African Americans, Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2024 WGBH Educational Foundation
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American Experience, Episode 1, The Lie Detector
directed by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009; produced by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009 and Emily Harrold, fl. 2012, in American Experience, Episode 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2023), 53 mins
In the early 20th century, researchers made a thrilling new claim: they could tell whether someone was lying by using a machine. Popularly known as the “lie detector,” the device was extolled as an infallible crime-fighting tool. Instead, the lie detector became an apparatus of fear and intimidation. The Lie D...
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directed by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009; produced by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009 and Emily Harrold, fl. 2012, in American Experience, Episode 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2023), 53 mins
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In the early 20th century, researchers made a thrilling new claim: they could tell whether someone was lying by using a machine. Popularly known as the “lie detector,” the device was extolled as an infallible crime-fighting tool. Instead, the lie detector became an apparatus of fear and intimidation. The Lie Detector is a tale of good intentions, twisted morals and unintended consequences.
Field of Study
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009, Emily Harrold, fl. 2012, Andre Braugher, 1962-
Author / Creator
Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009
Date Published / Released
2023
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Experience
Speaker / Narrator
Andre Braugher, 1962-
Person Discussed
William Moulton Marston, 1893-1947
Topic / Theme
Criminal investigations, Scientific research, Technology, Crime prevention, Psychology, Inventions, National and federal courts, Lawsuits
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2023 WGBH Educational Foundation
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American Experience, Episode 2, Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
directed by Tracy Heather Strain, fl. 1991; produced by Tracy Heather Strain, fl. 1991 and Randall MacLowry, 1963-, in American Experience, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2023), 1 hour 53 mins
Zora Neale Hurston has long been considered a literary giant of the Harlem Renaissance, but her anthropological and ethnographic endeavors were equally important and impactful. This is an in-depth biography of the influential author whose groundbreaking anthropological work would challenge assumptions about race,...
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directed by Tracy Heather Strain, fl. 1991; produced by Tracy Heather Strain, fl. 1991 and Randall MacLowry, 1963-, in American Experience, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2023), 1 hour 53 mins
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Zora Neale Hurston has long been considered a literary giant of the Harlem Renaissance, but her anthropological and ethnographic endeavors were equally important and impactful. This is an in-depth biography of the influential author whose groundbreaking anthropological work would challenge assumptions about race, gender and cultural superiority that had long defined the field in the 19th century.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Tracy Heather Strain, fl. 1991, Randall MacLowry, 1963-, Vanessa L. Williams, 1963-
Author / Creator
Tracy Heather Strain, fl. 1991
Date Published / Released
2023
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Experience
Speaker / Narrator
Vanessa L. Williams, 1963-
Person Discussed
Zora Neale Hurston, 1891-1960
Topic / Theme
Literature, Political criticism, Race and culture, African American drama, Anthropology, Ethnographic methodology, Folklore, Harlem Renaissance, 1920-1939
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2023 WGBH Educational Foundation
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American Experience, Episode 3, Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History
directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017 and Amanda Pollack, in American Experience, Episode 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2023), 53 mins
For generations, Monopoly has been America’s favorite board game, a love letter to unbridled capitalism and--for better or worse--the impulses that make our free-market society tick. But behind the myth of the game’s creation is an untold tale of theft, obsession and corporate double-dealing. Ruthless: Monopol...
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directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017 and Amanda Pollack, in American Experience, Episode 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2023), 53 mins
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For generations, Monopoly has been America’s favorite board game, a love letter to unbridled capitalism and--for better or worse--the impulses that make our free-market society tick. But behind the myth of the game’s creation is an untold tale of theft, obsession and corporate double-dealing. Ruthless: Monopoly’s Secret History presents the fascinating true story behind America’s favorite game.
Field of Study
Business & Economics
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017, Amanda Pollack
Author / Creator
Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017
Date Published / Released
2023
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Experience
Person Discussed
Elizabeth J. Magie, 1866-1948, Ralph Anspach, 1926-2022
Topic / Theme
Lawsuits, Trademark, Board games, Capitalism
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2023 WGBH Educational Foundation
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American Experience, Episode 6, Grand Coulee Dam
directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989 and Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, in American Experience, Episode 6 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2012), 1 hour 23 mins
At once this is a story of an astonishing engineering achievement, and a cautionary tale about arrogance, our relationship to the natural world, and the price of progress.
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directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989 and Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, in American Experience, Episode 6 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2012), 1 hour 23 mins
Description
At once this is a story of an astonishing engineering achievement, and a cautionary tale about arrogance, our relationship to the natural world, and the price of progress.
Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Michael Murphy
Author / Creator
Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Experience
Speaker / Narrator
Blaine Harden, 1952-, Margaret O'Mara, 1970-, Richard White, fl. 2000, Paul C. Pitzer, 1941-, Michael Murphy
Person Discussed
Blaine Harden, 1952-, Margaret O'Mara, 1970-, Richard White, fl. 2000, Paul C. Pitzer, 1941-, Rufus Woods, 1878-, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Topic / Theme
Construction, Irrigation, Irrigation engineering, Water resources development, Social conflict, Dams, American Indians, Okanagan-Colville
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 WGBH Educational Foundation
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American Experience, Episode 6, Casa Susanna
directed by Sébastien Lifshitz, 1968-; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989 and Muriel Meynard, fl. 2002, in American Experience, Episode 6 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2022), 1 hour 37 mins
In the 1950s and '60s, an underground network of transgender women and cross-dressing men found refuge at a house in the Catskills region of New York. Known as Casa Susanna, the house provided a safe place to express their true selves. Told through the memories of those who visited, the film looks back at a secret...
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directed by Sébastien Lifshitz, 1968-; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989 and Muriel Meynard, fl. 2002, in American Experience, Episode 6 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2022), 1 hour 37 mins
Description
In the 1950s and '60s, an underground network of transgender women and cross-dressing men found refuge at a house in the Catskills region of New York. Known as Casa Susanna, the house provided a safe place to express their true selves. Told through the memories of those who visited, the film looks back at a secret world where the persecuted and frightened found freedom and acceptance.
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Muriel Meynard, fl. 2002
Author / Creator
Sébastien Lifshitz, 1968-
Date Published / Released
2022
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Experience
Person Discussed
Donald A. Wollheim, 1914-1990
Topic / Theme
Transgender persons, LGBT life, Transgenderism
Copyright Message
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American Experience, Season 22, Episode 7, Roads to Memphis
directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, in American Experience, Season 22, Episode 7 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2019), 53 mins
The wildly disparate yet fatefully entwined stories of assassin James Earl Ray and his target, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, in American Experience, Season 22, Episode 7 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2019), 53 mins
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The wildly disparate yet fatefully entwined stories of assassin James Earl Ray and his target, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. General Audience
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017
Author / Creator
Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Experience
Person Discussed
James Earl Ray, 1928-1998, Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968
Topic / Theme
Assassination plots and attempts, Civil rights, Martin Luther King, Jr., Assassination, Memphis, TN, April 4, 1968, African Americans
Copyright Message
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American Experience, Season 23, Episode 8, Triangle Fire
directed by Jamila Wignot, fl. 2009-2014; produced by Jamila Wignot, fl. 2009-2014, Apograph Productions, in American Experience, Season 23, Episode 8 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2011), 54 mins
The Triangle Fire chronicles the fire that tore through the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City killing one hundred and forty-eight young women and forever changed the relationship between labor and industry in the United States. A relationship that is still in question today as Americans re-examine the b...
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directed by Jamila Wignot, fl. 2009-2014; produced by Jamila Wignot, fl. 2009-2014, Apograph Productions, in American Experience, Season 23, Episode 8 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2011), 54 mins
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The Triangle Fire chronicles the fire that tore through the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City killing one hundred and forty-eight young women and forever changed the relationship between labor and industry in the United States. A relationship that is still in question today as Americans re-examine the balance between the welfare of citizens and the motivations of global capitalism.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jamila Wignot, fl. 2009-2014, Apograph Productions, Michael Murphy, 1938-
Author / Creator
Jamila Wignot, fl. 2009-2014
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Experience
Speaker / Narrator
Michael Murphy, 1938-
Person Discussed
Isaac Harris, Max Blanck, Anne Tracy Morgan, 1873-1952
Topic / Theme
Public safety, Factory workers, Fires, Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire, New York, NY, March 25, 1911, Political and Social Movements, The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 WGBH Educational Foundation
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