A series showcasing documentaries on American history.
"American Experience" combines dramatic re-enactments with commentary by historians and authors to present an absorbing look at the personalities, events and resources that have had a profound impact on the shaping of America's past and present.
Aired: Oct 3, 1989 Follows the 1924 attempt by four U.S. Army Air Corps biplanes to circumnaviga...
Aired: Oct 10, 1989 The spread of Prohibition from Henry Ford's Detroit factories nationwide
Aired: Oct 17, 1989 Lise Yasui explores three generations of her Japanese-American family - from ...
4. Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
Aired: Oct 24, 1989The work of a notable civil rights crusader in the late 19th and early 20th c...
Aired: Oct 31, 1989 America's experiences in France during World War I.
Aired: Nov 7, 1989 A nostalgic treatment of the national pastime and its meaning in history.
Aired: Nov 14, 1989 Documentary on the life of civil rights advocate Powell, including his career...
Aired: Nov 21, 1989 The story behind the mail order tome that brought merchandise (or dreams of i...
Aired: Nov 28, 1989 Affluent, handsome, light-skinned and blond, he could pass for white. But his...
10. Ballad of a Mountain Man: The Story of Bascom Lamar Lunsford
Aired: Dec 5, 1989Story of a folklore historian who sought to preserve the traditional music of...
Aired: Dec 12, 1989 The Americanization of Chinese people in the 1920s and 30s, including public ...
12. Wildcatter: A Story of Texas Oil
Aired: Dec 19, 1989Oil exploration and the fortunes and failures of the independent opportunists...
13. Roots of Resistance: The Story of the Underground Railroad
Aired: Dec 26, 1989A chronicle of the organized efforts to help slaves find freedom in the north.
14. Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven
Aired: Jan 2, 1990The story of Yosemite told through the diary of one of the first white Americ...
15. God Bless America and Poland, Too
Aired: Jan 9, 1990Polish immigration in the 1910s and the contributions of Poles to the United ...
16. Roots of Resistance: The Story of the Underground Railroad
Aired: Jan 16, 1990A chronicle of the organized efforts to help slaves find freedom in the north.
Current Status: Returning Series
Network: PBS
Production Country: United States
Genres: Documentary, History, Biography
