Episode guide
American Experience: Season 33
8 episodes · premiered Jan 11, 2021
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- Episode 1: The Codebreaker Jan 11, 2021 · 55m Based on the book The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies, The Codebreaker reveals the fascinating story of…
- Episode 2: Voice of Freedom Feb 15, 2021 · 55m Explore the fascinating life of celebrated singer Marian Anderson. In 1939, after being barred from performing at Constitution Hall because she was Black, she triumphed at the Lincoln…
- Episode 3: The Blinding of Isaac Woodard Mar 30, 2021 · 55m In 1946, Isaac Woodard, a Black army sergeant on his way home to South Carolina after serving in WWII, was pulled from a bus for arguing with the driver. The local chief of police savagely…
- Episode 4: American Oz Apr 19, 2021 · 55m The life of author L. Frank Baum, creator of the classic novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," which has inspired films, books and musicals.
- Episode 5: Billy Graham May 17, 2021 · 55m Explore the life of one of the best-known and most influential religious leaders of the 20th century. An international celebrity by age 30, he built a media empire, preached to millions…
- Episode 6: Sandra Day O'Connor: The First Sep 13, 2021 · 55m Discover the story of the Supreme Court’s first female justice. A pioneer who both reflected and shaped an era, she was the deciding vote in cases on some of the 20th century’s most…
- Episode 7: Citizen Hearst (1) Sep 27, 2021 · 55m William Randolph Hearst builds the nation’s largest media empire by the 1930s. Born into one of America’s wealthiest families, he used his outlets to achieve unprecedented political power…
- Episode 8: Citizen Hearst (2) Sep 28, 2021 · 55m William Randolph Hearst continued his rise to power and expansion into Hollywood. The model for Citizen Kane, he had a decades-long affair with actress Marion Davies, built an enormous…