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American Experience

Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act

The decades-long fight for equality and accessibility that culminated in the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990. (120 minutes)

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Thu, 7/31 at 2:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

LBJ: My Fellow Americans

A profile of Lyndon B. Johnson examines how he pushed through historical social legislation on a scale that rivaled FDR's New Deal before his presidency began to ravel. (120 minutes)

Thu, 7/31 at 6:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

The American Vice President

Exploring the period between 1963 and 1976 when America was forced to confront the purpose of the vice president and the succession process that is enacted if a president is unable to serve. (60 minutes)

Thu, 7/31 at 7:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

American Coup: Wilmington 1898

The race massacre and insurrection that occured in Wilmington, N.C., in 1898, saw the murder of dozens of Black residents. (120 minutes)

Thu, 7/31 at 11:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

The American Vice President

Exploring the period between 1963 and 1976 when America was forced to confront the purpose of the vice president and the succession process that is enacted if a president is unable to serve. (60 minutes)

Fri, 8/1 at 12:00 am on Austin PBS WORLD

American Coup: Wilmington 1898

The race massacre and insurrection that occured in Wilmington, N.C., in 1898, saw the murder of dozens of Black residents. (120 minutes)

Fri, 8/1 at 7:00 am on Austin PBS WORLD

The American Vice President

Exploring the period between 1963 and 1976 when America was forced to confront the purpose of the vice president and the succession process that is enacted if a president is unable to serve. (60 minutes)

Fri, 8/1 at 8:00 am on Austin PBS WORLD

American Coup: Wilmington 1898

The race massacre and insurrection that occured in Wilmington, N.C., in 1898, saw the murder of dozens of Black residents. (120 minutes)

Fri, 8/1 at 2:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

American Coup: Wilmington 1898

The race massacre and insurrection that occured in Wilmington, N.C., in 1898, saw the murder of dozens of Black residents. (120 minutes)

Sun, 8/3 at 4:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

American Coup: Wilmington 1898

The race massacre and insurrection that occured in Wilmington, N.C., in 1898, saw the murder of dozens of Black residents. (120 minutes)

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

Victory in the Pacific

The Pacific campaign of the Battle of Okinawa involves an amphibious invasion of great scale. (120 minutes)

Fri, 8/8 at 7:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

Victory in the Pacific

The Pacific campaign of the Battle of Okinawa involves an amphibious invasion of great scale. (120 minutes)