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Encore: The WWII Home Front | Arsenal of Democracy
Season 60 Episode 1
On December 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese warplanes rained death and destruction down on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor—shocking the nation and …
2 years, 8 months ago
Encore: Supreme Court Landmarks | Jane Roe
Season 59 Episode 7
In 1970, a 22-year-old woman in Texas named Norma McCorvey tried and failed to get an abortion from her doctor. Abortion was illegal in Texas, just a…
2 years, 8 months ago
Encore: Supreme Court Landmarks | A Recount in Florida
Season 59 Episode 6
The morning of Nov. 8, 2000, Americans woke up to an undecided election. Pollsters had predicted a close race between Vice President Al Gore and Texa…
2 years, 9 months ago
Encore: Supreme Court Landmarks | The Warren Court
Season 59 Episode 5
Before the 1950s, the Supreme Court was best known as an institution that adhered to the status quo. It often sought to protect the rights of propert…
2 years, 9 months ago
Encore: Supreme Court Landmarks | Loaded Weapon
Season 59 Episode 4
Through most of 1941, as fighting raged across Europe, the United States held back from entering the war. That all changed in December, when Japanese…
2 years, 9 months ago
Encore: Supreme Court Landmarks | Separate and Unequal
Season 59 Episode 3
After the Civil War, America began to rebuild a shattered nation. For the first time, the country could create a society without slavery, and a natio…
2 years, 9 months ago
Encore: Supreme Court Landmarks | The Cherokee Cases
Season 59 Episode 2
In the early 1800s, the United States was growing rapidly, seeking land and resources for its expanding population. But the growth threatened Native …
2 years, 9 months ago
Encore: Supreme Court Landmarks | The Predicament of John Marshall
Season 59 Episode 1
After the War of Independence, the new American government created the Supreme Court to be the final word on disputes that the states couldn’t settle…
2 years, 10 months ago
Reconstruction Era | Counter Narratives
Season 58 Episode 7
After Federal troops withdrew from the South in 1877, Reconstruction officially came to an end, and the battle to control the narrative began. For th…
2 years, 10 months ago
Reconstruction Era | The Great Betrayal
Season 58 Episode 6
In 1876, Republican Rutherford B. Hayes and Democrat Samuel Tilden vied for the presidency. But when Election Day was over, no clear winner emerged. …
2 years, 10 months ago