American Experience

- Season 2

(1989)

Follows the 1924 attempt by four U.S. Army Air Corps biplanes to circumnavigate the globe.

The spread of Prohibition from Henry Ford's Detroit factories nationwide

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.

The work of a notable civil rights crusader in the late 19th and early 20th century.

America's experiences in France during World War I.

A nostalgic treatment of the national pastime and its meaning in history.

Documentary on the life of civil rights advocate Powell, including his career as a Harlem minister and a US Congressman.

The story behind the mail order tome that brought merchandise (or dreams of it) within reach of Americans far and wide.

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Story of a folklore historian who sought to preserve the traditional music of the Appalachians for posterity.

The Americanization of Chinese people in the 1920s and 30s, including public roles that ran counter to their cultural history.

Oil exploration and the fortunes and failures of the independent opportunists who searched for it.

A chronicle of the organized efforts to help slaves find freedom in the north.

The story of Yosemite told through the diary of one of the first white Americans to visit the California valley.

Polish immigration in the 1910s and the contributions of Poles to the United States.