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Timeline of a Nation
Public Media 250
1700s—The Revolutionary Era
Surviving New England's Great Dying
It’s been more than 400 years since the first Thanksgiving. And there is a lot we are learning about that time. Just prior to the...
Treasures of New Jersey: Monmouth Battlefield State Park
Walk in the footsteps of the Continental Army on the historic grounds of one of the most intense battles of the Revolutionary War, where...
Along the Wabash
At one time the lands around the Wabash were America's Western frontier, a world as wild as it was beautiful. Travel along the Wabash...
Whiskey Rebellion - Past PA
The Whiskey Rebellion is often called the first major crisis for the newly founded U.S. But what was this conflict, how did it involve...
1800s—Expansion, Division & Reconstruction
Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom
Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom is a documentary by award-winning director, Ya’Ke Smith that invites viewers into the story of Juneteenth –...
Washakie - Last Chief of the Eastern Shoshone
From his birth in the Bitterroot Mountains among the Salish Tribe, to his exploits as a warrior with the Lemhi Shoshone and Bannocks,...
The Bozeman Trail: A Rush to Montana's Gold
The Bozeman Trail was an offshoot of the Oregon Trail, a shortcut to the newly discovered gold fields of Montana Territory. Cutting...
In Search of Walt Whitman
This engaging film tells the story of Walt Whitman’s remarkable life (1819-1892), the turbulent era in which he lived, and the timeless...
Early 1900s—Progress & Protest
By Parties Unknown
By Parties Unknown explores the story of the violent lynching of four Black men in Russellville, Kentucky in 1908 after they were singled...
Prohibition in Wyoming
Wyoming, the last state in the Rocky Mountains to adopt Prohibition, struggled to stop the sale of illegal liquor. It created a new...
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Emerging from her husband’s shadow after his sudden death in 1924, Nellie Tayloe Ross left her mark as a tireless and innovative...
Breaking Through The Clouds: The First Women’s National Air Derby
The inspiring true story of 20 women who raced across America in 1929. Wearing breeches and goggles during the day and ball gowns at...
1930s-1940s—Crisis, War & Resilience
Barry Farm: Community, Land and Justice in Washington, D.C.
Barry Farm shares a journey for community, land, and justice in the nation’s capital. It is a story of the Barry Farm neighborhood, but...
Snapshots of Confinement
During World War II, the U.S. government initially imposed policies that limited the use of cameras by Japanese Americans in the...
80 Years Later
80 Years Later is a documentary that engages with the racial inheritance of Japanese American family incarceration during World War II...
Storm of the Century - Blizzard of '49
This program tells the story of the worst series of storms in Wyoming's history. But for all the tragedy and loss, suffering and death,...
1950s-1970s—Civil Rights & Social Change
Leveling Lincoln
This Daytime Emmy Award winning documentary tells the story of the children who lived the history behind the landmark desegregation case...
A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps
A Towering Task tells the story of the Peace Corps, a unique U.S. government agency born out of the Cold War and the heady days of the...
Agnes 50: Life After the Flood
On Friday, June 23, 1972, Pennsylvania suffered the wrath of Hurricane Agnes, which at the time was the costliest hurricane to hit the...
1980s-1990s—Culture, Technology & Power
UNIDAD: Gay & Lesbian Latinos Unidos
Gay and Lesbian Latinos Unidos (GLLU) was founded in 1981, only a dozen years after the Stonewall rebellion and only a couple of years...
Struggle and Success – Sacramento’s LGBTQ+ Communities
Explore the historical and ongoing struggle for equality and dignity in Sacramento’s LGBTQ+ communities through regional perspectives and...
The St. Louis Teacher Who Founded LGBTQ+ History Month | Living St. Louis
In 1994, Mehlville High School history teacher Rodney Wilson set out to start xt, which has now been adapted in countries around the world.
A Street of Dreams
From 1994. Throughout its history, Omaha's near north side has been the neighborhood that succeeding generations of immigrants have moved...
2000s to Today—A Nation in Reflection
Surviving New England's Great Dying
It’s been more than 400 years since the first Thanksgiving. And there is a lot we are learning about that time. Just prior to the...
Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom
Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom is a documentary by award-winning director, Ya’Ke Smith that invites viewers into the story of Juneteenth –...
The Latinx Photography Project
A bilingual documentary film that explores a town in rural California working to integrate two distinct ethnic and linguistic groups...
Holocaust Warnings: American Antisemitism and Extremism
The Holocaust began with words – hateful words aimed at Jews, and others. Words can encourage and compliment, but words can also startle...
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