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    The Blinding of Isaac Woodard

    Premieres March 30, 2021 | 113 min

    In 1946, Isaac Woodard, a Black army sergeant on his way home to South Carolina after serving in WWII, was pulled from a bus for arguing with the driver. The local chief of police savagely beat him, leaving him unconscious and permanently blind.

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    Voice of Freedom

    Aired February 15, 2021 | 113 min

    Explore the life of singer Marian Anderson and her triumphant 1939 concert at the Lincoln Memorial.

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    Goin' Back To T-Town

    Aired February 8, 2021 | 53 min

    Goin' Back to T-Town: Revisit a thriving Black community in Tulsa, which rebuilt after a 1921 racially-motivated massacre.

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    The Codebreaker

    Aired January 11, 2021 | 53 min

    Discover the fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst who helped bring down gangsters and break up a Nazi spy ring in South America. Her work helped lay the foundation for modern codebreaking today.

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    The Vote

    Aired July 7, 2020 | 3 hrs 46 min

    One hundred years after the passage of the 19th Amendment, The Vote tells the dramatic culmination story of the hard-fought campaign waged by American women for the right to vote, a transformative cultural and political movement that resulted in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history.

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    Mr. Tornado

    Aired May 19, 2020 | 53 min

    Mr. Tornado is the remarkable story of the man whose groundbreaking work in research and applied science saved thousands of lives and helped Americans prepare for and respond to dangerous weather phenomena.

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    George W. Bush

    Aired May 5, 2020 | 3 hrs 46 min

    The latest in our award-winning series of presidential biographies, this film looks at the life and presidency of George W. Bush, from his unorthodox road to the presidency to the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and the myriad of challenges he faced over his two terms, from the war in Iraq to the 2008 financial crisis.

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    The Man Who Tried To Feed The World

    Aired April 21, 2020 | 53 min

    The Man Who Tried to Feed the World recounts the story of the man who would not only solve India’s famine problem but would go on to lead a “Green Revolution” of worldwide agriculture programs, saving countless lives.

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    The Poison Squad

    Aired January 28, 2020 | 113 min

    The Poison Squad tells the story of government chemist Dr. Harvey Wiley who, determined to banish these dangerous substances from dinner tables, took on the powerful food manufacturers and their allies.

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    McCarthy

    Aired January 6, 2020 | 113 min

    McCarthy chronicles the rise and fall of Joseph McCarthy, the Wisconsin senator whose zealous anti-communist crusade would test the limits of American decency and democracy.

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    The Feud

    Aired September 10, 2019 | 53 min

    The real story behind the Hatfields and the McCoys, the most famous family conflict in American history.

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    Woodstock

    Aired August 6, 2019 | 120 min

    In August, 1969, half a million people from all walks of life and every corner of the country converged on a small dairy farm in upstate New York. They came to hear the concert of their lives, but most experienced something far more profound: a moment that would change them and the country forever, and define a cultural revolution. 

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