American Experience The Eugenics Crusade

Isaac Woodard was a Black World War II veteran who became known to the world as the victim of a horrific act of racist violence that robbed him of his sight.

Explores the 1928 dam collapse, the second worst disaster in California history. A colossal engineering failure, the dam was built by William Mulholland, who had ensured the growth of Los Angeles by b

The bubonic plague outbreak in San Francisco's Chinatown in 1900 and the hunt to identify its source leads to a spate of violent anti-Asian sentiment.

The American Experience looks at Hebert Hoover's American Relief Administration and its efforts to distribute food during the Great Russian Famine of 1921.

Discover how 3 Black diplomats broke racial barriers at the US State Dept. during the Cold War. Asked to represent the best of American ideals abroad while facing discrimination at home, they left a l

Explore the life of one of the best-known and most influential religious leaders of the 20th century.

The history of jeans, from their roots in slavery to the Wild West, hippies, high fashion and hip-hop.

The story of cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky's ambitious but ultimately doomed film adaptation of the seminal science fiction novel.

Classicist Mary Beard asks what do we really know about Julius Caesar? She looks at how he became the autocratic ruler of Rome, the tactics of his military campaigns, his use of PR and at the reasons

An exploration of the life, lessons, and legacy of iconic children's television host Fred Rogers.

Filmmaker Alex Gibney investigates the fact that the 400 richest Americans control more wealth than the 150 million people in the bottom 50 percent of the population.

This is a story of how the courageous and selfless actions of one man can touch and inspire thousands. A documentary about Welles Remy Crowther, who saved at least ten people on September 11, 2001 at