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Annie Oakley
Annie Oakley
American Experience
"Annie Oakley," an on-target profile of the sharpshooter.
Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Earp
American Experience
Wyatt Earp came to epitomize the marshal responsible for taming the Wild West.
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About American Experience
Television's most-watched history series, American Experience has been hailed as "peerless," (Wall Street Journal) "the most consistently enriching program on television," (Chicago Tribune) and "a beacon of intelligence and purpose." (Houston Chronicle) On air and online, the series brings to life the incredible characters and epic stories that have shaped America's past and present.
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In April 1947 sixteen men - eight black and eight white - boarded a bus in Washington, DC to test compliance with a recent Supreme Court ruling that outlawed segregation on interstate bus travel. Their effort blazed a trail for the Freedom Riders who followed in their footsteps nearly fifteen years later.
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