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American Experience

Season 20 Episode 7: Kit Carson

The 1970s pose new challenges to the civil rights movement's legal triumphs. In Boston, whites resist school integration, while Atlanta's trailblazing black mayor, Maynard Jackson, implements affirmative action measures amidst uncertainty following the Bakke Supreme Court decision.

Season 20 Episodes:

Episode 1 Oswald's Ghost

1. Oswald's Ghost

Aired: Jan 14, 2008

The next episode delves into the complex network of conspiracy theories surro...

Episode 2 The Lobotomist

2. The Lobotomist

Aired: Jan 21, 2008

A medical procedure takes a shocking turn, leaving patients and medical profe...

Episode 4 Grand Central

4. Grand Central

Aired: Feb 4, 2008

A catastrophic train wreck at Grand Central Depot in 1902 resulted in the los...

Episode 7 Kit Carson

7. Kit Carson

Aired: Feb 24, 2008

The 1970s pose new challenges to the civil rights movement's legal triumphs. ...

Episode 9 Buffalo Bill

9. Buffalo Bill

Aired: Feb 25, 2008

The next episode's thrilling overview: Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show sets a n...

Episode 11 Walt Whitman

11. Walt Whitman

Aired: Apr 14, 2008

Walt Whitman, a celebrated American poet, patriot, and champion of democracy,...

Episode 12 Roberto Clemente

12. Roberto Clemente

Aired: Apr 21, 2008

A pioneering baseball player and humanitarian, who broke down racial barriers...

Info about American Experience

Seasons: 37

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: PBS

Production Country: United States

Genres:Documentary, History, Biography