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Take a look at American Portrait: The Story of Us, Told By Us, the groundbreaking new book from PBS American Portrait based on the thousands of submissions collected over the course of the project.
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"I Rise"
S1 E4 Length 54:51 Premiere Date 01/26/21

"I Keep"
S1 E3 Length 54:52 Premiere Date 01/19/21

"I Work"
S1 E2 Length 54:50 Premiere Date 01/12/21

"I Dream"
S1 E1 Length 54:49 Premiere Date 01/05/21

American Portrait: The Story of Us, Told By Us | PBS
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Public Art Installations | PBS American Portrait
Clip Length 03:56 Premiere Date 02/22/21

Public Art: Tulsa | PBS American Portrait
Clip Length 03:53 Premiere Date 02/22/21

Public Art: New York City | PBS American Portrait
Clip Length 04:11 Premiere Date 02/22/21

Public Art: Dallas | PBS American Portrait
Clip Length 04:02 Premiere Date 02/19/21

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Series Preview | PBS American Portrait
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 01/05/21

Generation Nation: A PBS American Portrait Story | Preview
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 10/26/20

Family of Us: A PBS American Portrait Story | Preview
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 08/02/20

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In This Together: A PBS American Portrait Story | Preview
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Extended Preview | PBS American Portrait
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Preview | PBS American Portrait
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I Dream - S1 E1

Premiered On: 01/05/2021

Self-shot stories reveal the meaning of the American dream and what it means to pursue it today.

  • Tuesday August 18, 2026 1:00 am ET on KET
  • Tuesday August 18, 2026 12:00 am CT on KET

I Work - S1 E2

Premiered On: 01/12/2021

Everyday people share self-shot stories about their jobs and what it means to work in America today.

  • Tuesday August 18, 2026 2:00 am ET on KET
  • Tuesday August 18, 2026 1:00 am CT on KET

I Keep - S1 E3

Premiered On: 01/19/2021

Across America, people film themselves as they try to preserve or change long-standing traditions.

  • Tuesday August 18, 2026 3:00 am ET on KET
  • Tuesday August 18, 2026 2:00 am CT on KET

I Rise - S1 E4

Premiered On: 01/26/2021

Go inside the lives of people working to create an antiracist American future. They film themselves doing the hard work, confronting the obstacles and achieving the small victories that could add up to real change in the movement for racial justice.

  • Tuesday August 18, 2026 4:00 am ET on KET
  • Tuesday August 18, 2026 3:00 am CT on KET

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