Amazingly LONG lives from US history
Who lived through the longest period of US history? Meet the people whose lives spanned multiple eras, from the Mayflower until modern times.
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How A Formerly Incarcerated Activist Fought For The Right To Vote
In this episode of Roots of Resistance, join Felecia as she delves into the age-old question: Is voting a privilege or a fundamental right? Explore the legacy of disenfranchisement in America and the ongoing struggle for voting rights, particularly for those with a felony conviction. An audio description is available […]
Would You Have Joined the American Revolution?
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The Origin of Race in the USA
Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/DonateORIG Subscribe to Origin of Everything! http://bit.ly/originsub Do you believe that your race correlates to your skin tone? Because that wasn’t always the case. So how did Americans come to believe that race […]
What If There Were No Taxes?
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6 Surprising Facts About the 19th Amendment
PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to http://to.pbs.org/DonateORIG ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Check out Antarctic Extremes on PBS Terra: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpxYSWgxVt3Pyn1ovXsGQ0g 2020 marks 100 years of National Suffrage for women in the United States! Today Danielle looks back on the […]
The Racist Origins of U.S. Law
PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to http://to.pbs.org/DonateORIG ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Laws are intended to maintain order and promote justice, but what happens when those laws promote and spread discrimination and bigotry? Today Danielle analyzes the discriminatory history […]
Why Do We Shake Hands?
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The Homophobic Origins of U.S. Law
PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to http://to.pbs.org/DonateORIG ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Check out How to Vote in Every State! http://www.youtube.com/howtovoteineverystate Laws are intended to maintain order and promote justice, but what happens when those laws promote and spread […]
HIV/AIDS: What Can We Learn From America’s Last Epidemic?
PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to http://to.pbs.org/DonateORIG ↓ More info and sources below ↓ America’s last major epidemic was the HIV/AIDS crisis of 1980s and 1990s. In order to better understand our current circumstances, Danielle is looking back at the legacies […]
