Chapter 1 | Jubilee Singers
In the chaotic decade following the Civil War, a group of young ex-slaves in Nashville, Tennessee, set out on a mission to save their financially troubled school by giving concerts.
Chapter 1 | The Feud
The most famous family conflict in American history, the Hatfield-McCoy feud evolved into a mythic American tale of jealousy, rage and revenge.
Official Trailer | The Feud | PBS
The most famous family conflict in American history, the Hatfield-McCoy feud evolved into a mythic American tale.
Randolph “Randall” McCoy
n 1878, Randall accused a relative of Anderson “Devil Anse” Hatfield of stealing one of the McCoys’ hogs. Randall took the more affluent Hatfields to court in Kentucky but lost. A vicious, decades-long family feud ensued.
Anderson “Devil Anse” Hatfield
In 1882, Anderson “Devil Anse” Hatfield's brother was murdered by three sons of Randolph McCoy. Within a matter of days, Devil Anse and his ad hoc militia executed the three McCoys. Despite warrants for his arrest, Devil Anse was never captured.
The Mine Wars Preview
The story of small people going up against very big forces for a better nation. In the first two decades of the 20th century, coal miners and coal companies in West Virginia clashed in a series of brutal conflicts over labor conditions and unionization. "The Mine Wars" premieres on American Experience January 26 at 9/8c.
The Sound of Woodstock
50 years ago, organizers of the historic Woodstock Music and Art Fair in upstate New York searched for someone who could handle the unprecedented challenge of running their sound system. Luckily for them, “this crazy guy in Boston,” Bill Hanley, was available. Hanley’s innovative setup and the resulting recording forever shaped our collective memory of this generation-defining concert.
Joel Rosenman: Woodstock Producer
In 1969, Joel Rosenman and his business partner John Roberts joined hands with Artie Kornfeld and Michael Lang to hold a big concert in New York. This concert would eventually become the legendary Woodstock music festival.
Chapter 1 | Woodstock
In August 1969, nearly half a million people gathered at a farm in upstate New York to hear music. What happened over the next three days, however, was far more than a concert.
Official Trailer | Woodstock | PBS
In August, 1969, half a million people from all walks of life and every corner of the country converged on a small dairy farm in upstate New York. They came to hear the concert of their lives, but most experienced something far more profound.
Max Yasgur: Woodstock’s unexpected champion
Max Yagur’s farm provided natural amphitheater seating for Woodstock in August. Over 400,000 people showed up for the music festival.
Wavy Gravy: “Please Chief” of Woodstock
Hugh Romney, otherwise known as Wavy Gravy, was an American figure of the 1960s counter culture. Gravy helped establish the “Hog Farm” commune in California. In 1967 the Hog Farm began traveling the country as entertainers in converted school buses. Then the Woodstock organizers invited the group to their music festival in 1969.
Official Trailer |Chasing the Moon, Part 3 | PBS
Preview Chasing the Moon Part 3. Airs July 10 at 9/8c on PBS.
Official Trailer |Chasing the Moon, Part 2 | PBS
Preview Part 2 of Chasing the Moon. Airs July 9 at 9/8c on PBS.
Space Men Preview
Before the days of NASA, scientists and researchers at the U.S. Air Force were testing the limits of how high man could fly. Though largely forgotten today, balloonists were the first to venture into the frozen near-vacuum on the edge of our world, exploring the very limits of human physiology and human ingenuity in this lethal realm. "Space Men" premieres March 1 at 9/8c on PBS.
Teaser #2: Chasing | Chasing the Moon
“Chasing the Moon” recasts the Space Age as a fascinating stew of scientific innovation, political calculation, media spectacle, visionary impulses and personal drama, utilizing a feast of previously overlooked and lost archival material.
Official Trailer | Chasing the Moon | PBS
One giant leap that changed everything. Chasing the Moon premieres across three nights, beginning July 8, 2019 on PBS.
Chasing the Moon: Teaser
Join American Experience and PBS to relive the journey that defined a generation. “Chasing the Moon” recasts the Space Age as a fascinating stew of scientific innovation, political calculation, media spectacle, visionary impulses and personal drama, utilizing a feast of previously overlooked and lost archival material.
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