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American Experience Season 2

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2x01 The Great Air Race of 1924 aired Oct 03, 1989

Early American aviators try to cross the planet with primitive planes of limited range and under harsh conditions.

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2x02 Demon Rum aired Oct 10, 1989

The story of how prohibition went from local preferences to national law, with specific reference to its application in Detroit, MI.

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2x03 A Family Gathering aired Oct 17, 1989

An examination of a the story of a Japanese family in America from their arrival in the US to the days of suspicion during World War II.

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2x04 The Great War: 1918 aired Oct 24, 1989

America enters the fighting in what is now called World War I.

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2x05 Wildcatter: A Story of Texas Oil aired Oct 31, 1989

A nostalgic treatment of the national pastime and its meaning in history.

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2x06 Forever Baseball aired Nov 07, 1989

The story behind the mail order tome that brought merchandise (or dreams of it) within reach of Americans far and wide.

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2x07 Mr. Sears' Catalogue aired Nov 14, 1989

The story of Yosemite told through the diary of one of the first white Americans to visit the California valley.

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2x08 Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven aired Nov 21, 1989

Documentary on the life of civil rights advocate Powell, including his career as a Harlem minister and a US Congressman.

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2x09 Adam Clayton Powell aired Nov 28, 1989

Documentary on the great influx of immigrants between 1890 and the 1920s.

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2x10 Journey to America aired Dec 05, 1989

Story of a folklore historian who sought to preserve the traditional music of the Appalachians for posterity.

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2x11 Ballad of a Mountain Man aired Dec 12, 1989

The work of a notable civil rights crusader in the late 19th and early 20th century.

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2x12 Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice aired Dec 19, 1989

A tale of British children sent to North America during the early World War II bombing of London.

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2x13 Orphans of the Storm aired Dec 26, 1989

The Americanization of Chinese people in the 1920s and 30s, including public roles that ran counter to their cultural history.

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2x14 Forbidden City, USA aired Jan 02, 1990

A profile of an early environmental dispute over the construction of a dam in California after the earthquake of 1906.

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2x15 Battle for Wilderness aired Jan 09, 1990

A chronicle of the organized efforts to help slaves find freedom in the north.

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2x16 Roots of Resistance: The Story of the Underground Railroad aired Jan 16, 1990

A chronicle of the organized efforts to help slaves find freedom in the north.

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