Episode list

American Experience

Demon Rum

Mon, Oct 09, 1989
The spread of Prohibition from Henry Ford's Detroit factories nationwide
7.4 /10
A Family Gathering
Lise Yasui explores three generations of her Japanese-American family - from their immigration to Oregon in the early 1900s through their imprisonment in internment camps during World War Two.
7.1 /10
Mr. Sears' Catalogue
The story behind the mail order tome that brought merchandise (or dreams of it) within reach of Americans far and wide.
7.2 /10
Adam Clayton Powell
Documentary on the life of civil rights advocate Powell, including his career as a Harlem minister and a US Congressman.
7.2 /10
Orphans of the Storm
Thousands of children were evacuated overseas from Britain during World War II to escape the bombing of London and possible invasion by the Germans. This is the story of the children sent to live with foster families in America.
6 /10
Forbidden City, USA
The Americanization of Chinese people in the 1920s and 30s, including public roles that ran counter to their cultural history.
6.4 /10

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