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American Oz

Aired April 19, 2021 | 113 min

Explore the life and times of L. Frank Baum, creator of the beloved The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

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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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The Blinding of Isaac Woodard (español)

Aired 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.

Voice of Freedom

Aired April 22, 2023 | 113 min

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

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Voice of Freedom (español)

Aired April 22, 2023 | 113 min

Explore la vida de la cantante Marian Anderson y su triunfal concierto en el Monumento a Lincoln en 1939.

Goin' Back To T-Town

Aired May 23, 2023 | 53 min

Revisit a thriving Black community in Tulsa, which rebuilt after a 1921 racially-motivated massacre.

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Goin' Back To T-Town (español)

Aired May 23, 2023 | 53 min

La historia de Greenwood, una extraordinaria comunidad negra en Tulsa, Oklahoma, que prosperó durante las décadas de 1920 y 1930 a pesar de la segregación desenfrenada y hostil.

The Codebreaker

Aired April 29, 2023 | 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 Codebreaker (español)

Aired April 29, 2023 | 53 min

Descubra la fascinante historia de Elizebeth Smith Friedman, la innovadora criptoanalista que ayudó a derribar mafiosos y a disolver una red de espionaje nazi en América del Sur. Su trabajo ayudó a sentar las bases de la forma actual de descifrar códigos.

The Vote

Aired October 28, 2023 | 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 June 29, 2021 | 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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