Showing 7 results for the tag: american racism.
RACE 2012
Tuesday, October 16 at 10 p.m. — View America’s racial landscape through current presidential election.
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Jesse Owens
Tuesday, May 1 at 8 p.m. — Trace the story of Jesse Owens’ remarkable victories in the face of Nazi racism during the 1936 Olympics.
GREAT PERFORMANCES: Memphis
Friday, February 24 at 9 p.m. — Turn back the dial to the 1950s in this Tony Award-winning musical about an interracial couple whose love for music, and each other, is put to the test.
INDEPENDENT LENS: More Than a Month
Sunday, February 19 at 11 p.m. — Find out why an African-American filmmaker wants to end Black History Month.
NOT IN OUR TOWN II
Monday, June 6 at 8 p.m. — Stories about communities like Medford as well as groups and individuals who took stands against racism.
INDEPENDENT LENS: When I Rise
Sunday, February 13 at 10:30 p.m. — The story Barbara Smith Conrad, a gifted music student who struggled against the odds to reach the heights of international opera.
GREAT PERFORMANCES: Harlem in Montmartre
Sunday, August 30 at 12 p.m. — Explores the jazz age in Paris, a fascinating yet often neglected era in African-American cultural history.



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