American Experience

A documentary film examines the rise and fall of the World Trade Center -- from its conception in the post-World War II economic boom, through its controversial construction in the 1960s and 1970s, to its tragic demise in the fall of 2001 and extraordinary response of the city in its aftermath.

The long road to recovery after the Civil War, as the south seeks to establish a society separate from its African American citizens.

Contemporaries of Martin Luther King reflect on the later years of his life.

Residents of Tejas (Texas) fight for independence from Mexico, only to face annexation by the United States soon after.

The invention of the plastic containers and the story of Brownie Wise, the woman who realized how to market them.

Story of the Russian immigrant who was deemed so radical and subversive that she was persecuted and deported by the US government.

A study of modern-day Americans who re-enact the opening skirmish of the Revolutionary War each year.

The struggle of Joseph Strauss to spearhead the construction of the amazing bridge so important to San Francisco today.