Episode guide
American Experience: Season 19
15 episodes · first aired Oct 1, 2006
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- 1 Eyes on the Prize (1 & 2): Awakenings 1954-1956 / Fighting Back 1957-1962 Oct 2, 2006 · 55m Part 1 of 3 of the award-winning 1987 documentary "Eyes on the Prize." Included: profiles of Mose Wright and Rosa Parks; conflicts sparked by the Supreme Court's 1955 ruling that schools…
- 2 Eyes on the Prize (3 & 4): Ain't Scared of Your Jails 1960-1961/No Easy Walk 1961-1963 Oct 9, 2006 · 55m Part 2 of the 1987 documentary "Eyes on the Prize." Included: the 1960 Greensboro, N.C., lunch-counter sit-in; the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee; the rise of mass…
- 3 Eyes on the Prize (5 & 6): Is This America? 1963-1964 / Bridge to Freedom 1965 Oct 16, 2006 · 55m Conclusion of the 1987 documentary “Eyes on the Prize.” Included: events of 1963 and '64, when Mississippi became a battleground in the civil-rights movement; the 1963 assassination of…
- 4 Test Tube Babies Oct 23, 2006 · 55m History of in vitro fertilization, traces IVF from an early success with rabbits to the present. Included: controversy and setbacks; the 1978 birth of Louise Joy Brown, the first IVF-born…
- 5 The Great Fever Oct 30, 2006 · 55m The history of yellow fever, and how it was determined that the disease was transmitted by mosquitoes. Included: the work of Carlos Finlay, the Cuban physician who found the link to the…
- 6 The Gold Rush Nov 6, 2006 · 55m A vibrant retelling of the mania that followed the discovery of gold in San Francisco in 1848. "Next to the Civil War in the 19th century," says historian J.S. Holliday, "no other event…
- 7 The Berlin Airlift Jan 29, 2007 · 55m One of the first skirmishes of the Cold War, the 1948-49 Soviet blockade of rail and road traffic to and from West Berlin, is recalled. The U.S. and its allies responded with an airlift of…
- 8 The Living Weapon Feb 5, 2007 · 55m "The Living Weapon" explores the history of America's biological-weapons program, which began in 1942 with a group that worked parallel to the Manhattan Project, and continued to 1969…
- 9 New Orleans (1 & 2) Feb 12, 2007 · 55m A history of New Orleans, from its origins as a French settlement to its post-Katrina present. Included: archival photos and film footage; and comments from New Orleans historians…
- 10 Sister Aimee Apr 2, 2007 · 55m A profile of Sister Aimee Semple McPherson (1890-1944), a popular Pentecostal evangelist during the 1920s and '30s. Included: comments from biographer Matthew Avery Sutton, author Daniel…
- 11 Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple Apr 9, 2007 · 55m Examines the story behind the November 1978 mass murder-suicide in Jonestown, Guyana, where more than 900 people were led to their deaths by cult leader Jim Jones. Included: comments from…
- 12 Summer of Love Apr 23, 2007 · 55m In 1967, San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district became a mecca for young people seeking free music, free love and cosmic oneness, but quickly became home to rampant drug abuse, food…
- 13 The Mormons (1): History Apr 30, 2007 · 55m Historian Sarah Barringer Gordon says of the LDS Church "that from the moment of its birth, Mormons were under a kleig light." This insightful documentary explores the religion's roots…
- 14 The Mormons (2): Church and State May 1, 2007 · 1h 52m An examination of the modern-day LDS Church, including its missionary program; how its followers have entered into the American mainstream; Mormon theology and rituals; and how members who…
- 15 Alexander Hamilton May 14, 2007 · 55m A profile of Alexander Hamilton, the nation's first treasury secretary and a leading force in the post-Revolutionary War push for a Constitution and strong central government. Included…