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Season 14 Episode 8: The Powerbroker: Whitney Young's Fight for Civil Rights

25 Seasons Jan 21, 2013 TV-14 55m 7.8

Whitney Young was one of the most celebrated and controversial leaders of the civil rights era. As head of the National Urban League, he fought for the rights of thousands but was often criticized by the very people he was trying to help.

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Season 14 Episodes:

Episode 1 As Goes Janesville

1. As Goes Janesville

Aired: Oct 8, 2012

Filmed in 10 countries, the series follows Nicholas Kristof and celebrity act...

Episode 2 Love Free or Die

2. Love Free or Die

Aired: Oct 2, 2012

Filmed in 10 countries, the series follows Nicholas Kristof and celebrity act...

Episode 7 The Revisionaries

7. The Revisionaries

Aired: Jan 14, 2013

Food traditions are hard to change, especially when they're passed on from ge...

Episode 13 The Undocumented

13. The Undocumented

Aired: Apr 15, 2013

Wonder Women! explores the nation’s long-term love affair with comic book sup...

Episode 15 The Undocumented

15. The Undocumented

Aired: Apr 29, 2013

Thousands of migrants have perished in recent years while trying to cross the...

Episode 16 The Invisible War

16. The Invisible War

Aired: May 6, 2013

Two strangers — an aging white man and a young Chinese woman — pursue a marri...

Episode 17 Detropia

17. Detropia

Aired: May 13, 2013

The most shameful and best-kept secret in the U.S. Military? The epidemic of ...

Episode 19 Waiting Room

19. Waiting Room

Aired: Jun 17, 2013

Amlan Ganguly, a lawyer-turned social entrepreneur, has sown hope in the poor...


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Current Status: Returning Series

Network: PBS

Production Country: United States

Genres: Documentary