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Season 30 Episode 6: The Chinese Exclusion Act

36 SeasonsMay 29, 2018TV-PG1h 52m8

The origin, history, and impact of the 1882 law that made it illegal for Chinese workers to come to America and for Chinese nationals already there to become U.S. citizens.

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Season 30 Episodes:

Episode 1 Into the Amazon

1. Into the Amazon

Aired: Jan 9, 2018

A very special video segment featuring one of the Acclaimed president and spo...

Episode 3 The Gilded Age

3. The Gilded Age

Aired: Feb 6, 2018

As national wealth expands in the U.S. disparities among the nation's populat...

Episode 5 The Island Murder

5. The Island Murder

Aired: Apr 17, 2018

In the summer 1931, Honolulu's tropical tranquility was shattered when a youn...

Episode 7 The Circus (Part 1)

7. The Circus (Part 1)

Aired: Oct 8, 2018

Explore the early days of this popular, influential and distinctly American f...

Episode 8 The Circus Part 2

8. The Circus Part 2

Aired: Oct 9, 2018

Revisit the heyday of this distinctly American form of entertainment when for...

Episode 9 The Eugenics Crusade

9. The Eugenics Crusade

Aired: Oct 16, 2018

Tracing the movement to breed a "better" American race, which turned the scie...

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Current Status: Currently Airing

Network: PBS

Production Country: United States

Genres:Documentary, History, Biography

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