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The American Diplomat

Discover how three Black diplomats broke racial barriers at the US State Department during the Cold War. Asked to represent the best of American ideals abroad while facing discrimination at home, they left a lasting impact on the Foreign Service.
Season 34 Episode 2 Length 52:43 Premiere: 02/15/22

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Season 34 Episodes

Part 2 |Taken Hostage | American Experience
S34 E6 Length 1:51:34 Premiere Date 11/15/22

Part 1 |Taken Hostage | American Experience
S34 E5 Length 1:52:24 Premiere Date 11/14/22

Plague at the Golden Gate
S34 E4 Length 1:52:39 Premiere Date 05/24/22

Flood in the Desert
S34 E3 Length 52:45 Premiere Date 05/03/22

The American Diplomat
S34 E2 Length 52:43 Premiere Date 02/15/22

Riveted: The History of Jeans
S34 E1 Length 52:39 Premiere Date 02/07/22

Edward Dudley
Clip Length 00:45 Premiere Date 02/15/22

The American Diplomat
Clip Length 00:45 Premiere Date 02/15/22

Carl Rowan
Clip Length 00:52 Premiere Date 02/15/22

Terence Todman
Clip Length 00:53 Premiere Date 02/15/22

Trailer | The American Diplomat
Preview Length 01:46 Premiere Date 02/15/22

Reframing The March on Washington
Clip Length 09:47 Premiere Date 02/15/22

Chapter 1 | The American Diplomat
Clip Length 10:49 Premiere Date 02/15/22

Government Film: Combat America
Clip Length 08:21 Premiere Date 01/12/10

Government Film: Memphis Belle
Clip Length 10:06 Premiere Date 01/12/10

Interview Dr. Alfred Crosby
Clip Length 06:07 Premiere Date 12/21/09

Interview Dr. Shirley Fannin
Clip Length 09:22 Premiere Date 12/21/09

Author Interview: Neil Maher
Clip Length 07:00 Premiere Date 09/24/09

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The Harvest - S35 E8

Students, teachers and parents tell what happened when the small Mississippi town of Leland integrated its public schools in 1970.

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Roberto Clemente - S20 E7

Premiered On: 04/21/2008

Born in Puerto Rico, Roberto Clemente was an exceptional baseball player and humanitarian whose career sheds light on larger issues of immigration, civil rights and cultural change. He died in a tragic plane crash in 1972.

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