Today is American Painters Day, Elmo’s Birthday, Barber Day, Feed the Birds Day, Carrot Day, Carrot Cake Day, The Day the Music Died.
Black History Month Resource of the Day: Ida B. Wells
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: 15th Amendment
Watch
ON THIS DATE
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE - Jesse Owens
Saturday, 2/3 from 2-3 pm NH WORLD
The most famous athlete of his time, his stunning triumph at the 1936 Olympic Games captivated the world even as it infuriated the Nazis. Despite the racial slurs he endured, Jesse Owens' grace and athleticism rallied crowds across the globe. But when the four-time Olympic gold medalist returned home, he could not even ride in the front of a bus. AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Streaming Video
UNFORGIVABLE BLACKNESS: THE RISE AND FALL OF JACK JOHNSON Part One
Saturday, 2/3 from 3-5 pm NH WORLD
This film by Ken Burns chronicles the life and career of boxer Jack Johnson, the first African American heavyweight champion and one of the greatest fighters of the 20th century. Johnson ultimately lost his title in a bout in Cuba in 1915, after fleeing the United States following his federal conviction for allegedly violating the Mann Act, a progressive-era law intended to crackdown on commercialized vice but used against Johnson to create an example against, to quote the prosecutor, "the evils of miscegenation." UNFORGIVABLE Streaming Video
TE BLACK CHURCH: THIS IS OUR STORY, THIS IS OUR SONG - Part One
Saturday, 2/3 from 8-10 pm NH WORLD
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of African American religion beginning with the trans-Atlantic slave trade and the extraordinary ways enslaved Africans preserved and adapted faith practices from the brutality of slavery to emancipation. THE BLACK CHURCH Streaming Video
About New Hampshire PBS: New Hampshire PBS inspires one million Granite Staters each month with engaging and trusted local and national programs and services on-air, online, via mobile, in classrooms and in communities. Beyond its award-winning television programs, New Hampshire PBS is a leader in education and community engagement. www.nhpbs.org
Peter A. Frid
President & CEO
pfrid@nhpbs.org
603-868-1100
Dawn DeAngelis
Vice President & Chief Content Officer
ddeangelis@nhpbs.org
603-868-1100
Carla Gordon Russell
Director of Communications
crussell@nhpbs.org
(603) 868-4339