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Since American Experience debuted in October 1988, a guiding principle of the PBS series has been a belief that history matters. History can help us
Letters from Baghdad , a new feature-length historical documentary that is coming to US theaters on June 2, chronicles the story of a woman who
True South By Jon Else Illustrated. 404 pages. Viking. $30. A corollary of the old adage, "You can't tell a book by its cover," may be, "You can tell
The struggle behind re-releasing 'Eyes on the Prize.'
Seven-part series airs on Turner Classic Movies through December 13.
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots premieres on PBS stations in February in commemoration of Black History Month in the United
An interview with director/producer Dan Sturnam.
October 29, 1997: In the blazing heat that late fall brings to Los Angeles, hundreds of construction workers are working feverishly to complete the $
Last November in Philadelphia, his­torians of what used to be called the Soviet Union gathered to share ideas and compare experiences on a theme of
When Ken Burns' monumental doc­umentary miniseries The Civil War aired on PBS in 1990, no one anticipated the mas­sive popularity and unanimous