American Experience

The Riot Report

President Lyndon B. Johnson appoints the 11-member Kerner Commission to investigate the riots that engulfed Black urban communities across the country in 1967. (60 minutes)

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Riveted: The History of Jeans

The history of jeans, from their roots in slavery to the Wild West, hippies, high fashion and hip-hop. (60 minutes)