EXCLUSIVE: The idea of taking a photograph anywhere, anytime and see the image immediately has become entirely routine. But in the 1940s, the concept was revolutionary. Long before smart phones made ...

CHICAGO — From ramps to closed captioning, the Americans with Disabilities Act changed the landscape of daily life, but behind those changes is a powerful story of activism and perseverance. The new ...

The opening images of the forthcoming AMERICAN EXPERIENCE documentary Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act aptly set the stage: a grainy shot of the Capitol building’s dome against ...

Henry Kissinger shows papers to aide Winston Lord aboard Air Force One in 1972. National Archives and Records Administration. For a generation of young diplomats, strategists, and scholars, working ...

A documentary on former NAACP leader Walter White and a discussion about the NAACP’s legacy. This week on American Black Journal: Preview the American Experience documentary titled "Forgotten Hero: ...

American Oz (9 p.m., PBS NC) - This American Experience documentary explores the life and times of author L. Frank Baum, the creator of one of the most beloved, enduring and classic American ...

Jimmy Carter’s story is one of the greatest dramas in American politics, and the film traces his rapid ascent, dramatic fall from grace and unexpected resurrection. In 1980, he was voted out of office ...

Discover the untold stories and ironies of the American Revolution in Ken Burns' documentary. A powerful film that challenges ...

GBH announced Tuesday that it is laying off 13 employees at American Experience, and pausing production of new American Experience documentaries. “Severe cuts in federal funding for public media are ...

I probably wasn't paying attention that day in high-school history class when we covered post-Civil War Reconstruction. I may have been watching a work crew redo the gym roof, or passing stupid notes ...