History RSS feed for WETA programming.http://watch.weta.orgen-ushttp://watch.weta.orgWed, 19 Jun 2013 13:12:58 -0400Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:12:58 -0400http://watch.weta.org/video/2365018995/In the 1960s and 1970s a generation of Mexican Americans, frustrated by persistent discrimination and poverty, find a new way forward, through social action and the building of a new “Chicano” identity.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365018995/05/29/2013In the 1960s and 1970s a generation of Mexican Americans build a new "Chicano" identitynrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesPromotionhttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365023451/Gloria Estefan discusses her Cuban heritage and how it is an influence on her musichttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365023451/06/07/2013Gloria Estefan discusses her Cuban heritage and how it is an influence on her musicnrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365018125/Latino Americans will air 9/17, 9/24 and 10/1 at 8pm on PBShttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365018125/05/28/2013Lila Downs performs her song, Pastures of Plenty/My Land is Your Land MedleynrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365023440/Rita Moreno talks about her experience on West Side Story and the prejudices she faced in Hollywoodhttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365023440/06/07/2013Rita Moreno talks about her experience on West Side Story and the prejudices she facednrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365026161/It was the only successful slave insurrection in history. Vaguely remembered today, it was a hurricane at the turn of the nineteenth century traumatizing Southern planters and inspiring slaves and abolitionists worldwide. Egalité for All:Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution tells the story of a movement that's been called the true birth moment of universal human rights.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365026161/06/13/2013Premiering September 15, 2013 on the World Channeltv-pgHistoryHistoryBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesPromotionhttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365023088/Narrated by Joan Allen, Blessed Is the Match is the first documentary feature about Hannah Senesh, the World War II-era poet and diarist who became a paratrooper, resistance fighter and modern-day Joan of Arc. Safe in Palestine in 1944, Hannah joined a mission to rescue Jews in her native Hungary. Hannah parachuted behind enemy lines, was captured, tortured, and ultimately executed by the Nazis.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365023088/06/06/2013Premiering August 4, 2013 on the World Channeltv-pgArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionHistoryHistoryWar & ConflictWar & ConflictPromotionhttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365020455/In 1988 a group of Vietnamese boat people attempted to flee their country in search of freedom. Once at sea the boat's engine died leaving over 100 people stranded in the ocean. What happens next is an unbelievable story of perseverance that changed the lives of the survivors forever.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365020455/05/31/2013Premiering July 7, 2013 on the World Channeltv-pgCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyRace & EthnicityRace & EthnicityHistoryHistoryWar & ConflictWar & ConflictPromotionhttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365017068/An obsessed artist struggles against bankruptcy, public indifference, and a brutal terrain, to build the great American monument, Mount Rushmore. High on a granite cliff in South Dakota's Black Hills tower the huge carved faces of four American presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt. Together they constitute the world's largest piece of sculpture.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365017068/05/24/2013The story behind the world's largest sculpture and the shrine of democracy.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHistoryHistoryPromotionhttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365021716/The Borglum family archives include some historic home movies, early color films of the mountain's sculpting in progress. See Gutzon and the workers in action as they struggle with winches, jackhammers -- and Mother Nature.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365021716/06/04/2013View video clips of Gutzon Borglum and the workers as they sculpt a national monument.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHistoryHistoryScience & NatureScience & NatureEnvironmentEnvironmentTechnologyTechnologyCliphttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365014807/Niños de la Memoria tells the story of the search for children who disappeared during the Salvadoran civil war. Survivors of massacres carried out by the U.S.-trained Salvadoran Army battalions, many were “sold” into adoption in the U.S. and Europe, never knowing their true history or identity.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365014807/05/20/2013Ninos de la Memoria - June 30 on the World Channeltv-pgHistoryHistoryWar & ConflictWar & ConflictPromotionhttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365027355/In this edition of WEDU Arts Plus, a way to try local culinary flavors on the go, a renowned violinist who made his mark during the Cold War, the iconic Hollywood sign comes to life, and we meet a national jump rope champion.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365027355/06/17/2013In this edition of WEDU Arts Plus...nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesMusicMusicCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunitySports & RecreationSports & RecreationTravelTravelFoodFoodHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesPromotionhttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365025993/Sigourney Weaver hosts this film which explores the Garden’s history and stunning, 250 acres of floral collections.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365025993/06/13/2013The New York Botanical Garden PreviewnrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHistoryHistoryPromotionhttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365026619/Stephen Sinon, Head of Archives at the New York Botanical Garden's LuEsther Mertz Library, gives a tour of the library and its unique collection.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365026619/06/14/2013The New York Botanical Garden: Mertz Library TournrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHistoryHistoryCliphttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365017483/Document the final chapters in the story of the restoration of the NY State Capitol - a national historic landmark and one of the state's most iconic structures. Witness the results of efforts to restore the massive skylights & laylights above the Assembly and Senate staircases, the completion of the magnificent slate and red terra cotta roof, Tower Hall, & the reopening of the Hall of Governors.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365017483/05/24/2013Premieres Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at 7:30pm on WMHT TV.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesPromotionhttp://watch.weta.org/video/2329934360/The biography of a farm boy who rose from obscurity to become the most influential American innovator of the 20th century, this documentary of Henry Ford offers an incisive look at the birth of the American auto industry with its long history of struggles between labor and management.http://watch.weta.org/video/2329934360/01/28/2013He rose from obscurity to become the 20th century's most influential American innovator.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHistoryHistoryTechnologyTechnologyEpisodeend=2016-01-29http://watch.weta.org/video/2365027366/The history and collecting of celestial maps; a 1956 signed photo of a 10-year-old posed between baseball Hall of Famers Jackie Robinson and Roy Campanella. 6/24/2013http://watch.weta.org/video/2365027366/06/17/2013Airs Monday, June 24, 2013 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesWorldWorldHome & How-ToHome & How-ToAntiques & CollectiblesAntiques & CollectiblesPromotionhttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365027055/Look back 15 years to see what these memorable Los Angeles appraisals are worth today. 6/24/2013http://watch.weta.org/video/2365027055/06/17/2013Premieres Monday, June 24, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesWorldWorldHome & How-ToHome & How-ToAntiques & CollectiblesAntiques & CollectiblesPromotionhttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365023270/The artistic director of the Public Theater in New York City, Oskar Eustis, sits down with Paula Zahn to talk about the theater's long history, the famous actors who made their start at the theater, and the current projects that make the theater a special place in New York.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365023270/06/07/2013Oskar Eustis talks about the history of the Public Theater in New York City.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsHistoryHistorySegmenthttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365023280/The Queen Mary ocean liner may no longer be crossing the Atlantic, but it's still an important piece of history making its permanent home in California. Find out about the exhibition being displayed aboard the Queen Mary and the legacy the ship represents.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365023280/06/07/2013Find out about the exhibition being displayed aboard the Queen Mary.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsHistoryHistorySegmenthttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365021366/6/19/2013 @ 10/9chttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365021366/06/04/20136/19/2013 @ 10/9cnrHistoryHistoryPromotionhttp://watch.weta.org/video/2193790355/Join Everest climber and thrill seeker Pete Athans in search of the caves and mummies of a lost civilization. 6/19/2013http://watch.weta.org/video/2193790355/02/07/2012Premieres Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrHistoryHistoryAncient & ClassicalAncient & ClassicalArchaeologyArchaeologyWorldWorldScience & NatureScience & NatureForensics & InvestigationsForensics & InvestigationsPreviewPreviewFilmFilmPromotionhttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365021356/6/18/2013 @ 8/7chttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365021356/06/04/20136/18/2013 @ 8/7cnrHistoryHistoryPromotionhttp://watch.weta.org/video/2334127894/John D. Rockefeller was the world's first billionaire and the most hated man in America. Watch the epic story of the man who monopolized oil. Broadcasting on many PBS stations February 12, 2013. Check your location listings.http://watch.weta.org/video/2334127894/02/11/2013John D. Rockefeller was the world's first billionaire and the most hated man in America.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHistoryHistoryEpisodeend=2016-02-10http://watch.weta.org/video/2365021338/6/17/13 @ 8/7chttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365021338/06/04/20136/17/13 @ 8/7cnrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHistoryHistoryPromotionhttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365023660/A visit to nearby Pioneertown to discuss trophy belt buckles; Marilyn Monroe’s dress from the classic 1959 comedy Some Like It Hot. 6/17/2013http://watch.weta.org/video/2365023660/06/07/2013Airs Monday, June 17, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesWorldWorldHome & How-ToHome & How-ToAntiques & CollectiblesAntiques & CollectiblesPromotionhttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365027357/An archival trailer promoting the "Utah in the 50s: Moab" video.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365027357/06/17/2013An archival trailer promoting the "Utah in the 50s: Moab" video.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityHistoryHistoryModernModernPromotionhttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365021331/6/16/2013 @ 8/7chttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365021331/06/04/20136/16/2013 @ 8/7cnrHistoryHistoryPromotionhttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365025882/We hike up and down the Black Hills with researchers and scientists from the Game, Fish and Parks conducting elk research, watch the 8th satellite launch of the Landsat Project from EROS and witness what they can do with the new technology, a man who's answered more than one calling, plus, the final installment of the RF Pettigrew monument in downtown Sioux Falls.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365025882/06/13/2013Black Hills elk study, EROS, artist Dennis Ellingsen & the RF Pettigrew bronze.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHistoryHistoryNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsScience & NatureScience & NatureTechnologyTechnologyEpisodehttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365007291/Change was coming to Point Loma during the early part of the 20th Century. It was the time when the Theosophical Society Leaders decided to move into what is now the Point Loma Nazarene University campus. Find out who was Katherine Tingley and what impact she had on San Diego and the world, during the 1901-1925 period when host Elsa Sevilla as she visits Point Loma Nazarene University.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365007291/05/06/2013Host Elsa Sevilla explores the history of Point Loma Nazarene University from 1901-1925.nrHistoryHistoryEpisodehttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365027240/In the premiere episode of Fishing Behind the Lines, host Don Meissner takes Staff Sergeant, Joey Hernandez on the beautiful Lake Bonaparte. SSG. Hernandez is an Army Ranger and a novice fisherman.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365027240/06/17/2013SSG. Hernandez is an Army Ranger.nrHistoryHistoryWar & ConflictWar & ConflictTechnologyTechnologyMilitary & EspionageMilitary & EspionageEpisodehttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365025320/The history of the state’s original inhabitants: the Utes. Historians trace their origins from pre-colonial days and early interactions with American trappers and explorers through the escalating friction with new settlers and gold seekers, to their ultimate expulsion to reservations. The first reservations were established in the 1860’s, and the question of land rights remains a topic of dispute.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365025320/06/12/2013Discover The Ute Nation, original residents of Colorado, and their impact on the state.nrHistoryHistoryModernModernEpisodehttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365020684/Learn about the life and work of Francois Gilot, known for her colorful modern paintings and relationship with Pablo Picasso.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365020684/06/03/2013Learn about the life and work of Francois Gilot.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsHistoryHistorySegmenthttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365020678/In this edition of WEDU Arts Plus, we explore the life and work of a modern painter, we mourn the loss of love, we discover where art meets agriculture, and an artist continues to push his limits.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365020678/06/03/2013Artist Francois Gilot, Progress Of Love, Art Farm, Floyd TunsonnrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsFine ArtsFine ArtsFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyRace & EthnicityRace & EthnicityHistoryHistoryEpisodehttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365020675/In this edition of WEDU Arts Plus, we explore the life and work of a modern painter, we mourn the loss of love, we discover where art meets agriculture, and an artist continues to push his limits.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365020675/06/03/2013In this edition of WEDU Arts Plus...nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsFine ArtsFine ArtsFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyRace & EthnicityRace & EthnicityHistoryHistoryPromotionhttp://watch.weta.org/video/1544607583/The way that we eat tells us a lot about who we are. Outdoor Idaho explores the growing popularity of buying and consuming locally grown food.http://watch.weta.org/video/1544607583/09/30/2010We set out to learn about the local food movement and the farmers making it possible.tv-gCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesFoodFoodHealthHealthFitness & NutritionFitness & NutritionHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEnvironmentEnvironmentScience & NatureScience & NatureAnimalsAnimalsEnvironmentEnvironmentEpisodehttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365023527/What makes Greenwich Village, the Village? Author John Strausbaugh takes us through the history he chronicled in his new book, The Village-- 400 Years Of Beats And Bohemians, Radicals And Rogues—A History Of Greenwich Village.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365023527/06/07/2013June 12 at 7:30 pm on WLIW, June 13 at 8:30 pm on THIRTEEN, June 13 at 10:30 pm on NJTVnrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSegmenthttp://watch.weta.org/video/2263483234/Travel with Bettany Hughes across the eastern Mediterranean to find out the truth about Helen of Troy. 6/11/2013http://watch.weta.org/video/2263483234/08/03/2012Airs Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrHistoryHistoryAncient & ClassicalAncient & ClassicalArchaeologyArchaeologyCivilizationsCivilizationsPromotionhttp://watch.weta.org/video/2070653368/A late 18th-century heirloom Kentucky sugar chest; an 1860 rococo revival table, whose top sports a painting of Mt. Vernon; and a pair of boxing gloves signed by Muhammad Ali - once as Cassius Clay, in 1963 and again as Muhammad Ali 40 years later. 6/10/2013http://watch.weta.org/video/2070653368/07/26/2011Airs Monday, June 10, 2013 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHistoryHistoryHome & How-ToHome & How-ToAntiques & CollectiblesAntiques & CollectiblesAntiquesAntiquesCollectiblesCollectiblesFurnitureFurnitureSports MemorabiliaSports MemorabiliaPromotionhttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365020909/One of the most valuable objects ever appraised on the series; California plein air paintings stolen from a private collection. 6/10/2013http://watch.weta.org/video/2365020909/06/03/2013Airs Monday, June 10, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsHistoryHistoryModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesWar & ConflictWar & ConflictWorldWorldHome & How-ToHome & How-ToAntiques & CollectiblesAntiques & CollectiblesPromotionhttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365016410/Take a tour of the building and exhibits that is home to the Asia Society in Houston, Texas.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365016410/05/23/2013Take a tour of the building and exhibits that is home to the Asia Society.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsHistoryHistoryWorldWorldSegmenthttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365016394/In this edition of WEDU Arts Plus, a comedian who turns adversity into triumph, a stage that rivals the show itself, an arts and culture center that bridges the Western and Eastern worlds, and an artist taps into his experiences of love, life, and death.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365016394/05/23/2013Comedian Brad Williams, Zarkana Production, Asia Society, Artist Michael BisenrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsFine ArtsFine ArtsHistoryHistoryWorldWorldEpisodehttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365023107/In honor of the 69th anniversary of D-Day, Ray Suarez talks to historian Rick Atkinson about his new book, "The Guns at Last Light," which chronicles the brutal fight for victory at the end of World War II.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365023107/06/06/2013'Bad to the Very End': Author Reflects on the Long, Deadly Road to WWII VictorynrHistoryHistoryWar & ConflictWar & ConflictSegmenthttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365022499/Nearly half a century since his murder, civil rights activist Medgar Evers was honored in a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. Gwen Ifill examines the life and legacy of Evers -- a World War II veteran and the NAACP's first field secretary in the South -- with Jerry Mitchell of The Clarion-Ledger newspaper.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365022499/06/05/2013Honoring Civil Rights Hero Medgar Evers, Warrior for U.S. on More Than One FrontnrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesSegmenthttp://watch.weta.org/video/2286029131/Explore the inside story of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis — the world on the brink of nuclear holocaust. 6/4/2013http://watch.weta.org/video/2286029131/10/02/2012Premieres Tuesday, May 4, 2013 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrHistoryHistoryModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesWar & ConflictWar & ConflictWorldWorldPromotionhttp://watch.weta.org/video/2062908459/Valuable original cover art for The Saturday Evening Post by John Falter; an early 19th-century embroidered silk mourning picture; and an enduring symbol of the Kentucky Derby: an heirloom mint julep cup created by Louisville silversmith William Kendrick. 6/3/2013http://watch.weta.org/video/2062908459/07/20/2011Airs Monday, June 3, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHistoryHistoryModernModernVictorianVictorianHome & How-ToHome & How-ToAntiques & CollectiblesAntiques & CollectiblesCollectiblesCollectiblesPrints & PostersPrints & PostersPhotographsPhotographsDecorative ArtsDecorative ArtsMetalwork & SculptureMetalwork & SculpturePromotionhttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365016962/Despite bullying at school and rejection by his father, young Steven Caras followed his dream of becoming a dancer with New York City Ballet. How a second-hand camera kept that dream alive, when age and injury took their toll, is the inspiring message of this documentary.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365016962/05/23/2013Learn how Steven Caras followed his dream to be a dancer.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsHistoryHistoryBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesPromotionhttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365019653/Quarterfinal #1: Minnechaug Regional vs. Suffieldhttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365019653/05/30/2013Quarterfinal #1: Minnechaug Regional vs. SuffieldnrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHealthHealthHistoryHistoryParentsParentsEpisodehttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365023365/These warm and winsome specials are a heartfelt tribute to a simpler time - video scrapbooks filled with a potpourri of reminiscences, fond memories, interviews and a veritable treasure trove of photos and old film.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365023365/06/07/2013Weaves together reminiscences by Clevelanders into a heartfelt tribute to a simpler time.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunitySports & RecreationSports & RecreationTravelTravelHistoryHistoryBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesModernModernEpisodehttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365020670/Grasshoppers offers fresh produce and meats so people can customize their grocery baskets; the Louisville Nature Center aims to provide nature education and encourage stewardship in an urban forest; an interview with Bob Corcoran, president and chairman of the GE Foundation, the philanthropic organization of GE; and discover historic farm life at Riverside, The Farnsley-Moremen Landing.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365020670/06/03/2013Local meat and produce, urban forestry, GE's philanthropic efforts, and historic farm lifenrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentHistoryHistoryEpisodehttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365023381/These warm and winsome specials are a heartfelt tribute to a simpler time - video scrapbooks filled with a potpourri of reminiscences, fond memories, interviews and a veritable treasure trove of photos and old film.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365023381/06/07/2013Weaves together reminiscences by Clevelanders into a heartfelt tribute to a simpler time.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsTravelTravelHistoryHistoryBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesModernModernEpisodehttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365022227/This spring Nevadans got a new look at George Washington—as a young surveyor, a decisive military commander and a groundbreaking world leader. Host Brent Boynton looks into Nevada connections with our first president and interviews the man who portrays his physician at Mount Vernon.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365022227/06/05/2013A look at the George Washington display at the Nevada Historical Society.nrHistoryHistoryBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesUnited StatesUnited StatesEpisodehttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365020590/Georgia Congressman John Lewis, a pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement and the last surviving speaker from the 1963 March on Washington, talks with us about the struggles during the 1960s. He recalls the March on Washington, the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, and the March from Selma, AL to the State Capitol now infamously known as 'Bloody Sunday.' Also, analysis of this week's news.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365020590/06/03/2013Civil Rights Pioneer John Lewis talks about the struggles during the 1960s.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGovernmentGovernmentOpinionOpinionRace & EthnicityRace & EthnicitySocial IssuesSocial IssuesPoliticsPoliticsEpisodehttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365021102/During the height of the Fur Trade, Bent’s Fort established itself as one of the most important trading posts in the West. As the only major permanent settlement along the Sante Fe Trail, it served as a hub of commercial and cultural exchange for Cheyenne and Arapahoe Plains Indians and American trappers, and a stopping point for the US Army, explorers and settlers.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365021102/06/03/2013Bent’s Fort was a great western hub of commercial and cultural exchange.nrHistoryHistoryModernModernEpisodehttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365020367/Sol Lurie was 11 years old when German forces invaded his hometown of Kovno, Lithuania. Over the next four years, he would experience and witness horrors that seem unimaginable to us today. He is a survivor of six different Nazi concentration camps, including Auschwitz-Birkenau, where he was marked and known as "B2858." Hear the harrowing story of Sol's childhood and his enduring message of love.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365020367/05/31/2013Host Alison Lebovitz talks with Holocaust survivor, Sol LurienrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesRace & EthnicityRace & EthnicityReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsHistoryHistoryBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesWar & ConflictWar & ConflictWorldWorldEpisodehttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365019881/Visit a unique, family run museum; White Spring Ranch south of Moscow, Idaho. John Lorang purchased the ranch in 1885, and it’s been in the family ever since. The Lorangs have tended to keep items rather than throw them away, the Lorangs have used these items to create a museum which chronicles a broad range of history of the northwest and beyond.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365019881/05/30/2013Hoarders become historians at White Spring Ranch near Genesee, Idahotv-gCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHistoryHistoryModernModernSegmenthttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365019805/The beneficial aspects of horse riding are front and center at Free Rein therapeutic riding in Spokane. Health and fitness are a way of life for Alex Golikov, who e organized an all girls fitness club, called Tiger FFIT. Join a doggone good time in downtown Coeur d’Alene. and Hoarders become historians at White Spring Ranch near Genesee, Idaho.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365019805/05/30/2013Therapy on Horseback, High School Fitness Club, Dog Days in CDA, Palouse Family Museumtv-gCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesEpisodehttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365023444/At many universities, race helps determine who’s admitted. But a Supreme Court case could soon end that nationwide. We trace this issue from 1946 to today, and examine what race-blind admissions might look like. Activists, lawyers, university officials, students, and people who fought segregation discuss what diversity means, whether it matters, and how we should–and shouldn't–be able to seek it.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365023444/06/07/2013A discussion of the past, present and future of affirmative action.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyRace & EthnicityRace & EthnicityHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEducationEducationRace & EthnicityRace & EthnicityEpisodehttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365015917/The 4th historical documentary in the WFSU-TV series "Florida Footprints" debuts Thursday, May 30th at 7:30 pm. " A State of Change" explores the Big Bend and Panhandle area as Florida transitions through the uncertain times following the Civil War and into the rapidly changing world of the 20th Century. From agriculture to education and from law enforcement to transportation, follow the fohttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365015917/05/22/2013Northern Florida as it transitions through the uncertain times following the Civil War.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesPromotionhttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365016490/This WFSU-TV documentary series explores the Big Bend area when the first European explorers arrived at Anhaica, the capital of the Apalachee people through today.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365016490/05/23/2013Florida Footprints takes you through the history of what has shaped today's Florida.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesPromotionhttp://watch.weta.org/video/2365018924/Merger: Making the Twin City tells how and why Forsyth County came to have two towns – Winston and Salem - so close together that they consolidated in 1913. The hour-long program looks at the origins of Salem and its theocratic governance; the establishment of Winston and its rise as an industrial center; early, failed efforts at consolidation; and the forces that made consolidation inevitable.http://watch.weta.org/video/2365018924/05/29/2013Learn how and why Winston and Salem grew up so close together that they merged in 1913.nrHistoryHistoryNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEpisode