In 1925 a Tennessee high school teacher is arrested for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution. A momentous trial ensues, pitting fundamentalist preaching against freedom of thought and speech.
1. New York: Part 6 - The City of Tomorrow
Aired: Sep 10, 2001Reveals the immense new forces that were unleashed in New York.
2. New York: Part 7 - The City and the World
Aired: Sep 17, 2001Episode seven chronicles the history of New York from the end of the Second W...
Aired: Nov 1, 2001A documentary based on the book "War Letters; Extraordinary Correspondence Fr...
4. Woodrow Wilson: Episode One - A Passionate Man
Aired: Jan 6, 2002A two-part profile of Woodrow Wilson in which news clips, atmospheric re-crea...
5. Woodrow Wilson: Episode Two - The Redemption of the World
Aired: Jan 13, 2002Woodrow Wilson reluctantly enters World War I in an effort to "make the world...
Aired: Jan 20, 2002The grand vision of sculptor Gutzon Borgum and the logistics behind the massi...
Aired: Jan 27, 2002Recalling the 80-year history of the Miss America Pageant and what narrator C...
Aired: Mar 1, 2002"Zoot Suit Riots" recalls a week of violence that rocked Los Angeles in June ...
Aired: Feb 23, 2002In 1925 a Tennessee high school teacher is arrested for teaching Darwin's the...
Aired: Feb 17, 2002On August 1, 1942, a 22-year-old Mexican American man was stabbed to death at...
Aired: Apr 21, 2002Ric Burns' profile of the photographer whose connection to Yosemite is such t...
Aired: Apr 28, 2002Mathematics genius John Nash recalls his bout with schizophrenia (the subject...
13. Ansel Adams: A Documentary Film
Aired: Apr 1, 2002Few American artists have reached a wider audience, or enjoyed more widesprea...
Aired: Apr 2, 2002The conclusion of this biography of Ulysses S. Grant (1822-85) covers the las...
Guest Staring
Current Status: Currently Airing
Network: PBS
Production Country: United States
Genres:Documentary, History, Biography
