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APM Reports: The Living Legacy — Black Colleges in the 21st Century
Before the civil rights movement, African Americans were largely barred from white-dominated institutions of higher education. And so Black Americans, and their white supporters, founded their own schools, known as Historically Black Colleges and Universities. In this documentary, we hear first-person testimony from students about why they chose an HBCU; and we travel to an HBCU that’s in the process of reinventing itself wholesale.
The First Family of Radio: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's Historic Broadcasts
This APM Reports documentary, "The First Family of Radio: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's Historic Broadcasts," features rarely heard archival audio and explores how the Roosevelts revolutionized political communication in America.
APM documentary: Thurgood Marshall Before the Court
“Thurgood Marshall Before the Court,” and APM documentary by Stephen Smith and Kate Ellis.
Intelligence Squared debate: Is America still a model for the world?
Have months of strife around the election results and ensuing political violence destroyed America's credibility and ensured it will no longer inspire the oppressed or legitimately condemn authoritarians? Or have the nation's institutions held under pressure and demonstrated democracy's strength and resilience in politically polarized times?
Humankind documentary: 'Reforming the courts'
From the Humankind documentary series, “Judicial Independence,” a new documentary about reforming the federal court system.