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A new AMERICAN EXPERIENCE collection, currently featuring a selection of our award-winning films from Stanley Nelson (Firelight), documenting pivotal moments in the 20th century civil rights movement— along with articles, digital shorts and original features exploring America’s continued struggle with race, democracy and justice.

Emmett Till's murder and the acquittal of his killers mobilized the Civil Rights Movement.
Shattering the foundations of white supremacy over 10 memorable weeks in 1964.
The story behind civil rights activists who challenged segregation in the American South.
Corporate sponsorship for American Experience is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Carlisle Companies. Major funding by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Episodes
Follow LBJ from rural Texas to his ascendancy to the presidency after the assassination of JFK.
A biography from American Experience's collection of presidential portraits.
The Dust Bowl brought drought, dust, disease and death to the Midwest for nearly a decade.
Ronald Reagan left the White House one of the most popular presidents of the 20th century.
In 1927, the Mississippi River flooded from New Orleans, leaving a million people homeless
In June 1943, Los Angeles erupted into the worst race riots in the city to date.
The famous 1938 heavyweight fight between American Joe Louis and German Max Schmeling.
Researchers face controversy while conceiving babies through in vitro fertilization.
The exceptional life and career of Puerto Rican baseball star Roberto Clemente.
In the 1950's a Polio outbreak swept the U.S., devastating communities nationwide.
The story of the American effort to relieve starvation in 1921 Soviet Russia.
One of the most complex and conflicted characters to ever stride across the public stage.
Extras
EXTENDED AUDIO DESCRIPTION A preview of Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act.
Meet the protesters who climbed their way into history—and changed how all Americans live.
The dramatic story of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.
ASL Watch a preview of Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act.
Watch a preview of Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act.
ASL The dramatic story of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.
The dramatic story of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.
EXTENDED AD The dramatic story of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.
The dramatic story of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.
He put his life on the line for civil rights but many don't know his name. Do you?