Unsung scientist Mária Telkes dedicated her career to harnessing the power of the sun.
The Sun Queen
Discover the story of the 1969 showdown between President Nixon and the antiwar movement.
The Movement and the "Madman"
Emmett Till's murder and the acquittal of his killers mobilized the Civil Rights Movement.
The Murder of Emmett Till
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American Experience, TV's most-watched history series, brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
Unsung scientist Mária Telkes dedicated her career to harnessing the power of the sun.
The Sun Queen
Discover the story of the 1969 showdown between President Nixon and the antiwar movement.
The Movement and the "Madman"
Emmett Till's murder and the acquittal of his killers mobilized the Civil Rights Movement.
The Murder of Emmett Till
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The Chinese Six Companies
On May 28, 1900, San Francisco policemen formed a perimeter around Chinatown as officials diagnosed bubonic plague in the neighborhood and wanted to quarantine the nearly 20,000 residents. As tensions flared, an influential group of merchants known as the Chinese Six Companies sprang into action.
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