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America: Promised Land, Part 2
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directed by Jamie Crawford, fl. 2006 and Dan Clifton, fl. 2000-2015; produced by Nutopia, in America: Promised Land (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2017), 1 hour 40 mins
America: Promised Land chronicles the massive immigration patterns of ethnic groups to the United States, anchored by interviews with descendants of ancestors and geographical imagery that showcases the history of how America was populated. Sparked by the Industrial Revolution, a wave of migrants flood the United...
directed by Jamie Crawford, fl. 2006 and Dan Clifton, fl. 2000-2015; produced by Nutopia, in America: Promised Land (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2017), 1 hour 40 mins
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America: The Story of Us, Season 1, Episode 11, Superpower
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directed by Marion Milne, fl. 1997; produced by Marion Milne, fl. 1997, Nutopia, in America: The Story of Us, Season 1, Episode 11 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2010), 44 mins
America The Story of Us is an epic 12-hour television event that tells the extraordinary story of how America was invented. America becomes a global superpower; the economy and population boom. In the jet age and the space age, pioneers conquer new frontiers and run headlong into Cold War.
directed by Marion Milne, fl. 1997; produced by Marion Milne, fl. 1997, Nutopia, in America: The Story of Us, Season 1, Episode 11 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2010), 44 mins
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America Transformed: Sixty Years of Revolutionary Change, 1941–2001
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written by Richard M. Abrams, 1932- (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2006, originally published 2006), 367 page(s)
This 2006 book examines the period 1941–2001 during which time the character of American life changed rapidly, culminating in the shattering of the liberal Democratic coalition. Revolutions in the areas of affluence, foreign policy, the military, business systems, racial relations, gender roles, sexual behavior...
written by Richard M. Abrams, 1932- (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2006, originally published 2006), 367 page(s)
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American Experience, Season 30, Episode 2, The Secret of Tuxedo Park
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directed by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009; produced by Nazenet Habtezghi, 1977- and Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009, WGBH Educational Foundation, American Experience Films and Apograph Productions, in American Experience, Season 30, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2018), 54 mins
The Secret of Tuxedo Park tells a long-overlooked story of an individual who helped alter the course of history in World War II.
directed by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009; produced by Nazenet Habtezghi, 1977- and Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009, WGBH Educational Foundation, American Experience Films and Apograph Productions, in American Experience, Season 30, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2018), 54 mins
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American Wit and Humor, 3, Dr. Heidegger's Experiment
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directed by Marion Parsonnet, 1905-1960; produced by Marion Parsonnet, 1905-1960, in American Wit and Humor, 3 (New York, NY: HBO, 1952, originally published 1952), 26 mins
directed by Marion Parsonnet, 1905-1960; produced by Marion Parsonnet, 1905-1960, in American Wit and Humor, 3 (New York, NY: HBO, 1952, originally published 1952), 26 mins
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Biography, Thurgood Marshall: Justice For All
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produced by Arden Ostrander and Eileen M. Lucas, ABCNews Productions, in Biography (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1997), 46 mins
As a civil rights lawyer in the forties and fifties, he turned the floor of the Supreme Court into his personal battleground. As a member of the court, he presided over some of the most influential decisions in American history. Thurgood Marshall grew up with a strong sense of right and wrong, and the courage to f...
produced by Arden Ostrander and Eileen M. Lucas, ABCNews Productions, in Biography (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1997), 46 mins
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The Bomb
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directed by Rushmore DeNooyer and Kirk Wolfinger, fl. 1984; produced by Rushmore DeNooyer and Kirk Wolfinger, fl. 1984, Lone Wolf Media (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2015), 1 hour 55 mins
The Bomb tells the story of the most powerful and destructive device ever invented. Learn how humans harnessed this incredible power and what challenges we have faced living with it since 1945. With newly restored footage of nuclear weaponry, some of which has only recently been declassified, go behind the scenes...
directed by Rushmore DeNooyer and Kirk Wolfinger, fl. 1984; produced by Rushmore DeNooyer and Kirk Wolfinger, fl. 1984, Lone Wolf Media (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2015), 1 hour 55 mins
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Civil Rights: Oh, Freedom!
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directed by Bill Buckley (Westport, CT: Rediscovery Productions, 1970), 27 mins
The inspiring story of the non-violent Civil Rights Movement, as it shared the struggle for Black equality, is narrated by Andrew Young. We witness the courage of African Americans like Rosa Parks, Medgar Evers, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Fannie Lou Hamer as they boldly confronted racist oppression.
directed by Bill Buckley (Westport, CT: Rediscovery Productions, 1970), 27 mins
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Crash Course World History, Season 1, Episode 39, USA vs USSR Fight! The Cold War
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presented by John Green, 1977-, in Crash Course World History, Season 1, Episode 39 (United States: Crash Course World History, 2020), 12 mins
In which John Green teaches you about the Cold War, which was occasionally hot, but on average, it was just cool. In the sense of its temperature. It was by no means cool, man. After World War II, there were basically two big geopolitical powers left to divide up the world. And divide they did. The United States...
presented by John Green, 1977-, in Crash Course World History, Season 1, Episode 39 (United States: Crash Course World History, 2020), 12 mins
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in Crusade in the Pacific, 23 (New York, NY: HBO, 1951, originally published 1951), 26 mins
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