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VOCES ON PBS: Rebel

VOCES ON PBS: Rebel

Wednesday, May 29 at 11 p.m. — Loreta Velasquez secretly served as a soldier during the Civil War.

MICHAEL WOOD'S STORY OF ENGLAND

MICHAEL WOOD’S STORY OF ENGLAND

Starts Tuesday, July 3 at 8 p.m. — Michael Wood tells the story of a small village throughout the whole of English history.

HISTORY DETECTIVES: Episode 912

HISTORY DETECTIVES: Episode 912

Tuesday, October 11 at 8 p.m. — A black man in a Confederate uniform, Hollywood underpaying Native Americans, and an ornate stock certificate.

HISTORY DETECTIVES: Episode 904

HISTORY DETECTIVES: Episode 904

Tuesday, July 12 at 8 p.m. — A Civil War soldier’s letter, signatures of Charles Lindbergh and helicopter inventor Igor Sikorsky, and a 1950s comic book called Negro Romance.

HISTORY DETECTIVES: Episode 901

HISTORY DETECTIVES: Episode 901

Tuesday, June 21 at 8 p.m. — Mysterious airplane engine parts, metal shavings from a Civil War cannon, and a rodeo saddle that changed Hollywood movie-making.

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Abraham and Mary Lincoln, A House Divided

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Abraham and Mary Lincoln, A House Divided

Monday, June 20 at 10 p.m. — Abraham Lincoln was a dirt farmer’s son and Mary Todd was the daughter of Kentucky slave owners.

KEN BURNS: The Civil War

KEN BURNS: The Civil War

Sundays at 9 p.m. beginning April 3 — Brings to life America’s most destructive–and defining–conflict.

MASTERPIECE Contemporary: Endgame

MASTERPIECE Contemporary: Endgame

Sunday, October 25 at 9 p.m. — Real-life political thriller about the negotiations that led to the end of apartheid in South Africa.