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RACE 2012

RACE 2012

Tuesday, October 16 at 10 p.m. — View America’s racial landscape through current presidential election.

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Jesse Owens

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

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

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

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

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

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.