PBS American Portrait

PBS American Portrait invites America to participate in a national conversation about what it really means to be an American today. To answer this question, PBS and its partners collected thousands of photos, videos and text submissions from across America to capture the state and spirit of our nation.

"I Dream"

Self-shot stories reveal the meaning of the American dream and what it means to pursue it.

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"I Work"

Everyday people share self-shot stories about their jobs and what it means to work.

54:50
"I Keep"

Across America, people film themselves as they try to preserve or change traditions.

54:52
"I Rise"

First-person stories take you inside the movement for an antiracist future.

54:51

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PBS American Portrait

Episodes

"I Dream"

"I Work"

"I Keep"

"I Rise"