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Henry David Thoreau and Transcendentalism

After graduating from Harvard Divinity School, Henry David Thoreau is introduced to an electrifying new social movement: transcendentalism. Transcendentalism is the first youth movement in American history, and it boils down to one simple, but powerful idea: that there is a spark of divinity within everyone, including enslaved people. This idea calls the entirety of American society into question.
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Clip Season 1 Episode 1 Length 05:09 Premiere: 03/30/26

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Season 1 Episodes

Several More Lives to Live
S1 E3 Length 1:01:51 Premiere Date 03/30/26

Being Alive
S1 E2 Length 56:54 Premiere Date 03/30/26

Who are We?
S1 E1 Length 54:19 Premiere Date 03/30/26

An Introduction to the Words and Life of Henry David Thoreau
Clip Length 08:20 Premiere Date 03/30/26

Henry David Thoreau and Transcendentalism
Clip Length 05:09 Premiere Date 03/30/26

Ralph Waldo Emerson's Mentorship of Henry David Thoreau
Clip Length 09:09 Premiere Date 03/30/26

Official Trailer
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 03/30/26

Making Henry David Thoreau
Clip Length 01:50 Premiere Date 03/30/26

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Several More Lives to Live - S1 E3

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Being Alive - S1 E2

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Who Are We? - S1 E1

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