Memorial Day

The origin of what we have come to know as Memorial Day. --From "Death and the Civil War"

After the Civil War, freed African Americans in Charleston, South Carolina established the tradition of what we have come to know as Memorial Day -- From "Death and the Civil War"

AIR DATE 12/17/12

Napalm in Vietnam

Napalm in Vietnam

Adam Forepaugh: The Competitor

Adam Forepaugh: The Competitor

Earthkeeping: Toxic Racism

Earthkeeping: Toxic Racism

The Asian American and Pacific Islander History

The Asian American and Pacific Islander History

Author Interview: Neil Maher

Author Interview: Neil Maher

Interview Dr. Shirley Fannin

Interview Dr. Shirley Fannin

Interview Dr. Alfred Crosby

Interview Dr. Alfred Crosby

Government Film: Memphis Belle

Government Film: Memphis Belle

Government Film: Combat America

Government Film: Combat America

Soylent Green Trailer

Soylent Green Trailer

Government Film: Operation Cover Up

Government Film: Operation Cover Up

Original Interview: Janis Jones-Thomson

Original Interview: Janis Jones-Thomson

Government Film: Botulism

Government Film: Botulism

Government film: Incapacitation by Enterotoxin

Government film: Incapacitation by Enterotoxin

Videos

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Broadcast Dates

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Sunday, Jun 29 at 1pm TPT 2
#2306 - Jimmy Carter: American Experience |
Monday, Jul 7 at 8:30pm TPT 2
#2306 - Jimmy Carter: American Experience |
Tuesday, Jul 8 at 2:30am TPT 2
#2306 - Jimmy Carter: American Experience |
Wednesday, Jul 9 at 3pm TPT 2

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