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American Experience

Season 12 Episode 13: George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire - Part II

36 SeasonsMay 01, 2000TV-PG55m6

Former slaves spread the gospel of African-American music in an inspiring 2000 chronicle of the 1870s Tennessee vocal group Jubilee Singers that introduced such songs as "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" and "This Little Light of Mine" into popular culture. Dion Graham narrates the hour, which follows the Jubilees as they tour the U.S. and Europe. They had to battle racism and internal strife, and in the process saved their school -- Nashville's Fisk University -- from bankr...

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Season 12 Episodes:

Episode 6 Eleanor Roosevelt

6. Eleanor Roosevelt

Aired: Jan 10, 2000

For more than thirty years, Eleanor Roosevelt was America's most powerful wom...

Episode 7 Nixon's China Game

7. Nixon's China Game

Aired: Jan 24, 2000

Mandy Patinkin narrates a biography of Harry Houdini (1874-1926) that focuses...

Episode 9 The Duel

9. The Duel

Aired: Feb 14, 2000

This episode analyzes the reasons for and the consequences of the duel betwee...

Episode 11 Houdini

11. Houdini

Aired: Apr 23, 2000

A haunting two-part profile of George Wallace, who, says narrator Randy Quaid...


Info about American Experience

Current Status: Currently Airing

Network: PBS

Production Country: United States

Genres:Documentary, History, Biography