American Experience

The story of civil rights hero Walter White - one of the most influential Black men in mid-century America and leader of the NAACP from 1929 to 1955.

Stars: Adriane Lentz-Smith, Joe Morton, Geoffrey Owens
Director(s): Michelle Smawley

The dramatic story of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990. The film highlights the determined people who literally put their bodies on the line to pass the legislation that changed the lives of all Ame...

Stars: Dennis Billups, Mary Lou Breslin, George Bush
Director(s): James Lebrecht
Writer(s): Chana Gazit

On May 8, 1970, \"the Hard Hat Riot\" erupted in lower Manhattan. At midday, construction workers, including those building the World Trade Center, violently clashed with students demonstrating against the Vietnam War.

Kissinger is the story of the enigmatic power-broker who served in the topmost echelons of U.S. diplomacy. Celebrated or reviled, his contradictions reflect those central to late 20th century U.S. foreign policy.

Discover how Henry Kissinger\'s anti-Communist zeal would shape U.S. foreign policy in Vietnam, China, Chile, and the Soviet Union in the second half of the 20th century, through the voices of historians and colleagues.