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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.

The little-known story of the deadly 1898 race massacre and coup d’etat in Wilmington, NC.
Beautiful, intimate photographs of a society in the crosshairs of white supremacy.
Watch a preview of American Coup: Wilmington 1898
Corporate sponsorship for American Experience is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Carlisle Companies. Major funding by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
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The little-known story of the deadly 1898 race massacre and coup d’etat in Wilmington, NC.
A look at the US vice presidency, from constitutional afterthought to position of political import.
When US inner cities erupted in violence in 1967, LBJ created a commission to investigate.
The story of housewives who led a grassroots movement to galvanize the Superfund Bill.
The untold story of the people who fought tirelessly to save women from cervical cancer.
The lively but neglected history of the women who changed the world while flying it.
The story of the German American Bund, a pro-Nazi group active across the US in the 1930s.
Explore the culture war that erupted over the spectacular rise of disco music.
The story of a Mississippi town’s effort to integrate its public schools in 1970.
Revisit 1970s Boston, when court-mandated school integration unleashed racial unrest.
Extras
Just decades after the Civil War, a multi-racial political alliance won control of North Carolina.
What happens when the president is unable to serve? Explore the dramatic period between 1963 and 197
Can the right running mate can make or break a presidential campaign?
For ten days, the “White House” was an unassuming colonial home in suburban Alexandria, Virginia.
Discover how the vice presidency has evolved over time.
When US inner cities erupted in violence in 1967, LBJ created a commission to investigate.
Learn about the beginning of the environmental justice movement.
The story of housewives who led a grassroots movement to galvanize the Superfund Bill.
Watch a preview of Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal.
The untold story of the people who fought tirelessly to save women from cervical cancer.