American Experience

As television's longest-running, most-watched history series, American Experience brings to life the incredible characters and epic stories that helped form this nation.

Thu, Jan 22 3:00 P.M. Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the Naacp     NH World (11.3)

While many consider the birth of the civil rights movement to be1955, when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus, the stage had been set decades before, by activists of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Wed, Feb 4 7:00 P.M. Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the Naacp     NH World (11.3)

While many consider the birth of the civil rights movement to be1955, when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus, the stage had been set decades before, by activists of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Thu, Feb 5 12:00 A.M. Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the Naacp     NH World (11.3)

While many consider the birth of the civil rights movement to be1955, when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus, the stage had been set decades before, by activists of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Thu, Feb 5 8:00 A.M. Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the Naacp     NH World (11.3)

While many consider the birth of the civil rights movement to be1955, when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus, the stage had been set decades before, by activists of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Sat, Feb 7 12:00 P.M. Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the Naacp     NH World (11.3)

While many consider the birth of the civil rights movement to be1955, when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus, the stage had been set decades before, by activists of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Mon, Feb 16 3:00 P.M. The Riot Report     NH World (11.3)

Revisit 1967 when inner cities across America erupted in violence.

Tue, Feb 17 3:00 P.M. The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools     NH World (11.3)

Explore what happened when the small Mississippi town of Leland integrated its public schools in 1970.

Wed, Feb 18 7:00 P.M. The Busing Battleground     NH World (11.3)

In 1974, after a decades-long battle by Black parents in Boston working for equal education, a local judge mandated the desegregation of the public schools.

Thu, Feb 19 12:00 A.M. The Busing Battleground     NH World (11.3)

In 1974, after a decades-long battle by Black parents in Boston working for equal education, a local judge mandated the desegregation of the public schools.

Thu, Feb 19 8:00 A.M. The Busing Battleground     NH World (11.3)

In 1974, after a decades-long battle by Black parents in Boston working for equal education, a local judge mandated the desegregation of the public schools.

Thu, Feb 19 3:00 P.M. American Coup: Wilmington 1898     NH World (11.3)

American Coup: Wilmington 1898 tells the little-known story of a deadly race massacre and carefully orchestrated insurrection in North Carolina's largest city in 1898 -- the only coup d'etat in the history of the US.

Sat, Feb 21 12:00 P.M. The Busing Battleground     NH World (11.3)

In 1974, after a decades-long battle by Black parents in Boston working for equal education, a local judge mandated the desegregation of the public schools.


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