Part 1 | The Vote | American Experience
One hundred years after the passage of the 19th Amendment, The Vote tells the dramatic culmination story of the hard-fought campaign waged by American women for the right to vote, a transformative cultural and political movement that resulted in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history.
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American Experience Episodes

S34 Ep4 | 1h 52m 39s
Discover how bubonic plague in 1900 set off fear and anti-Asian sentiment in San Francisco

S34 Ep3 | 52m 45s
Explore the 1928 dam collapse, the second deadliest disaster in California history.

S34 Ep2 | 52m 43s
Three Black diplomats who broke racial barriers at the State Department during Cold War.

Part 2 |Citizen Hearst | American Experience
S33 Ep44 | 1h 52m 4s
William Randolph Hearst continued his rise to power and expansion into Hollywood.

Part 1 |Citizen Hearst | American Experience
S33 Ep43 | 1h 50m 14s
The life of William Randolph Hearst, who transformed the media’s role in American life.

Sandra Day O'Connor: The First
S33 Ep6 | 1h 51m 33s
Discover the story of the Supreme Court’s first female justice - Sandra Day O'Connor.

S33 Ep5 | 1h 51m 41s
One of the best-known and most influential religious leaders of the 20th century.

S33 Ep4 | 1h 52m 52s
The life and times of L. Frank Baum, creator of the beloved The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

S33 Ep3 | 1h 52m 49s
How a horrific incident of racial violence became catalyst for the civil rights movement.

S33 Ep2 | 1h 40m 16s
The life of singer Marian Anderson and her triumphant 1939 concert at the Lincoln Memorial

S33 Ep1 | 52m 49s
The fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst.

S15 Ep12 | 53m 1s
Emmett Till's murder and the acquittal of his killers mobilized the Civil Rights Movement.

Part 2 | The Vote | American Experience
S32 Ep10 | 1h 52m 58s
Part Two examines the mounting dispute over strategies and reveals the pervasive racism.

S23 Ep9 | 1h 21m 4s
The Stonewall riots marked a major turning point in the modern gay civil rights movement.

S32 Ep4 | 1h 52m 3s
The life and presidency of the 43rd president of the United States, George W. Bush.

The Man Who Tried to Feed the World
S32 Ep3 | 52m 27s
Story of the man who would go on to lead a “Green Revolution” of worldwide agriculture.

S34 Ep4 | 1h 52m 39s
Discover how bubonic plague in 1900 set off fear and anti-Asian sentiment in San Francisco

S34 Ep3 | 52m 45s
Explore the 1928 dam collapse, the second deadliest disaster in California history.

S34 Ep2 | 52m 43s
Three Black diplomats who broke racial barriers at the State Department during Cold War.

S33 Ep1 | 52m 49s
The fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst.

S33 Ep2 | 1h 40m 16s
The life of singer Marian Anderson and her triumphant 1939 concert at the Lincoln Memorial

S33 Ep3 | 1h 52m 49s
How a horrific incident of racial violence became catalyst for the civil rights movement.

S33 Ep4 | 1h 52m 52s
The life and times of L. Frank Baum, creator of the beloved The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

S33 Ep5 | 1h 51m 41s
One of the best-known and most influential religious leaders of the 20th century.

Sandra Day O'Connor: The First
S33 Ep6 | 1h 51m 33s
Discover the story of the Supreme Court’s first female justice - Sandra Day O'Connor.

Part 1 |Citizen Hearst | American Experience
S33 Ep43 | 1h 50m 14s
The life of William Randolph Hearst, who transformed the media’s role in American life.

Part 2 |Citizen Hearst | American Experience
S33 Ep44 | 1h 52m 4s
William Randolph Hearst continued his rise to power and expansion into Hollywood.
American Experience Extras

San Francisco’s Bubonic Plague Cover-up
S34 Ep4 | 3m 58s
Word spreads of a bubonic plague outbreak in San Francisco’s Chinatown.

S34 Ep4 | 44s
Ng Poon Chew was a writer, a publisher and an advocate for Chinese American civil rights.

S34 Ep4 | 44s
Dr. Joseph Kinyoun was a leader in the diagnosis and prevention of infectious diseases.

Trailer | Plague at the Golden Gate
S34 Ep4 | 1m 46s
How the bubonic plague in 1900 set off fear and anti-Asian sentiment in San Francisco.

S34 Ep3 | 55s
The Paiute people built sophisticated irrigation canals to channel water in California.

S34 Ep3 | 52s
In 1922, Mulholland began building the St. Francis Dam to meet the needs of Los Angeles.

S34 Ep3 | 1m 51s
Explore the 1928 dam collapse, the second deadliest disaster in California history.

Reframing The March on Washington
S34 Ep2 | 9m 47s
President Johnson tasked Carl Rowan to oversee the documentary on March on Washington.

Trailer | The American Diplomat
S34 Ep2 | 1m 46s
Explores the lives and legacies of three African American ambassadors.

S34 Ep2 | 53s
Terence Todman's diplomatic career achieved him the prestigious rank of career ambassador.

Black Cowboys on the Silver Screen
S34 Ep1 | 6m 39s
The real cowboys were (and still are) way more diverse than what people saw in the movies.

San Francisco’s Bubonic Plague Cover-up
S34 Ep4 | 3m 58s
Word spreads of a bubonic plague outbreak in San Francisco’s Chinatown.

S34 Ep4 | 44s
Ng Poon Chew was a writer, a publisher and an advocate for Chinese American civil rights.

S34 Ep4 | 44s
Dr. Joseph Kinyoun was a leader in the diagnosis and prevention of infectious diseases.

Trailer | Plague at the Golden Gate
S34 Ep4 | 1m 46s
How the bubonic plague in 1900 set off fear and anti-Asian sentiment in San Francisco.

S34 Ep3 | 55s
The Paiute people built sophisticated irrigation canals to channel water in California.

S34 Ep3 | 52s
In 1922, Mulholland began building the St. Francis Dam to meet the needs of Los Angeles.

S34 Ep3 | 1m 51s
Explore the 1928 dam collapse, the second deadliest disaster in California history.

Reframing The March on Washington
S34 Ep2 | 9m 47s
President Johnson tasked Carl Rowan to oversee the documentary on March on Washington.

Trailer | The American Diplomat
S34 Ep2 | 1m 46s
Explores the lives and legacies of three African American ambassadors.

S34 Ep2 | 53s
Terence Todman's diplomatic career achieved him the prestigious rank of career ambassador.

Black Cowboys on the Silver Screen
S34 Ep1 | 6m 39s
The real cowboys were (and still are) way more diverse than what people saw in the movies.

William Friedman: Cryptologist
S33 Ep1 | 1m 14s
A Jewish immigrant from Russia, William F. Friedman became a codebreaker for the U.S.

Elizebeth Friedman: Cryptanalyst Pioneer
S33 Ep1 | 1m 6s
Friedman’s codebreaking in WWII enabled the US to win the “Battle of the Atlantic”.

Extended Trailer | The Codebreaker | American Experience
S33 Ep1 | 1m 25s
The fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst.

Trailer | The Codebreaker | American Experience
S33 Ep1 | 30s
The fascinating story of the groundbreaking cryptanalyst, Elizebeth Smith Friedman.

Trailer | Goin’ Back to T-Town | American Experience
S33 Ep0 | 30s
A thriving Black community in Tulsa that rebuilt after a 1921 racially-motivated massacre.

S33 Ep0 | 1m 19s
Greenwood in Tulsa became a thriving business district known as “Black Wall Street.”

Extended Trailer | Voice of Freedom | American Experience
S33 Ep2 | 1m 40s
Hailed as a voice that “comes around once in a hundred years” by maestros in Europe.

S33 Ep2 | 1m 9s
The New York Times hailed Marian Anderson as “one of the great singers of our time.”

Trailer | Voice of Freedom | American Experience
S33 Ep2 | 30s
Hailed as a voice that “comes around once in a hundred years” by maestros in Europe.

Trailer | Blinding of Isaac Woodard | American Experience
S33 Ep3 | 30s
In 1946, a local police chief savagely beat and permanently blinded a Black army sergeant.

Extended Trailer | Blinding of Isaac Woodard
S33 Ep3 | 2m
How a horrific racial violence became a powerful catalyst for the civil rights movement.

S33 Ep3 | 1m 7s
Judge Waring became an unexpected civil rights champion with rulings on pivotal cases.

Chapter 1 | The Blinding of Isaac Woodard
S33 Ep3 | 10m 31s
Watch a preview of The Blinding of Isaac Woodard.

Extended Trailer | American Oz
S33 Ep4 | 1m 50s
The life and times of L. Frank Baum, creator of the beloved The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

S33 Ep4 | 1m 15s
An actor, businessman and writer, L. Frank Baum published The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.