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American Experience

The Murder of Emmett Till

In August 1955 two Mississippians bludgeon and kill Emmett Till, a 14-year-old black boy, for whistling at a white woman; their acquittal and boasting of the atrocity spur the civil rights cause. (120 minutes)

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Fri, 5/16 at 6:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

Plague at the Golden Gate

The bubonic plague outbreak in San Francisco's Chinatown in 1900 and the hunt to identify its source leads to a spate of violent anti-Asian sentiment. (120 minutes)

Fri, 5/16 at 11:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

Plague at the Golden Gate

The bubonic plague outbreak in San Francisco's Chinatown in 1900 and the hunt to identify its source leads to a spate of violent anti-Asian sentiment. (120 minutes)

Sat, 5/17 at 7:00 am on Austin PBS WORLD

Plague at the Golden Gate

The bubonic plague outbreak in San Francisco's Chinatown in 1900 and the hunt to identify its source leads to a spate of violent anti-Asian sentiment. (120 minutes)

Sat, 5/17 at 1:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

Plague at the Golden Gate

The bubonic plague outbreak in San Francisco's Chinatown in 1900 and the hunt to identify its source leads to a spate of violent anti-Asian sentiment. (120 minutes)

Mon, 5/19 at 8:00 pm on Austin PBS HDTV

Mr. Polaroid

Scientist Edwin Land, inventor of the Polaroid camera, revolutionizes amateur photography in 1948 with a camera that provides pictures instantly. (60 minutes)

Tue, 5/20 at 1:00 am on Austin PBS HDTV

Mr. Polaroid

Scientist Edwin Land, inventor of the Polaroid camera, revolutionizes amateur photography in 1948 with a camera that provides pictures instantly. (60 minutes)

Fri, 5/23 at 8:00 pm on Austin PBS HDTV

Mr. Polaroid

Scientist Edwin Land, inventor of the Polaroid camera, revolutionizes amateur photography in 1948 with a camera that provides pictures instantly. (60 minutes)

Sat, 5/24 at 12:00 am on Austin PBS HDTV

Mr. Polaroid

Scientist Edwin Land, inventor of the Polaroid camera, revolutionizes amateur photography in 1948 with a camera that provides pictures instantly. (60 minutes)