American Experience Season 5

Select season:
awaiting 5 votes
5x01 The Kennedys (1) aired Sep 20, 1992

The life of Kennedy patriarch Joseph P. Kennedy is the subject of this episode.

awaiting 5 votes
5x02 The Kennedys (2) aired Sep 21, 1992

For the three Kennedy sons (John, Robert, Ted) it was the story of triumph followed by tragedy. Their political careers from 1961-80 are detailed in this epi... read more

awaiting 5 votes
5x03 The Donner Party aired Oct 28, 1992

Tragic tale of families attempting a short-cut passage to California in the 1840s, with narration of their life-and-death struggle taken from their own journ... read more

awaiting 5 votes
5x04 Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II aired Nov 11, 1992

They were African-American soldiers. They were inducted into a rigidly segregated army. They trained in white America. Their commanders never intended to sen... read more

awaiting 5 votes
5x05 George Washington: The Man Who Wouldn't Be King aired Nov 18, 1992

The life and achievements of Washington - as a British colonist, American general, and first President of the United States.

awaiting 5 votes
5x06 Last Stand at Little Big Horn aired Nov 25, 1992

The historic battle discussed from the perspective of both sides that participated in the conflict.

awaiting 5 votes
5x07 If You Knew Sousa aired Dec 09, 1992

The story of "march king" John Philip Sousa and the connections between his music and the mood of the nation during his time.

awaiting 5 votes
5x08 Simple Justice aired Jan 18, 1993

Growing resistance to segregation, the Supreme Court decision to end it, and the life of Thurgood Marshall.

awaiting 5 votes
5x09 Knute Rockne and His Fighting Irish aired Jan 25, 1993

The short but notable career of the coach and his team with stories from some of those who remember him.

awaiting 5 votes
5x10 Sit Down and Fight aired Feb 01, 1993

The story of Walter Reuther and the struggle to unionize the automobile workers of the US in the 1930s.

awaiting 5 votes
5x11 Rachel Carson's Silent Spring aired Feb 08, 1993

Her 1963 warnings about the effects of pesticides and herbicides - especially DDT - sparked a revolution in environmental policy and created a new ecological... read more

awaiting 5 votes
5x12 Goin' Back to T-Town aired Mar 01, 1993

A profile of the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma - once a flourishing but segregated community.

awaiting 5 votes
5x13 Ishi: The Last Yahi Indian aired Jan 19, 1994

The distinctive music of Louisiana including Cajun and Zydeco performances.

awaiting 5 votes
5x14 French Dance Tonight aired Feb 15, 1993

No summary found for this show

awaiting 5 votes
5x15 Goin' Back to T-Town aired Mar 01, 1993

No summary found for this show

Activity

Followers (14)