"American Experience" combines dramatic re-enactments with commentary by historians and authors to present an absorbing look at the personalities, events and resources that have had a profound impact on the shaping of America's past and present. Many of the program's documentaries have received major honors in the broadcasting community, including Emmy, Peabodys and duPont-Columbia University awards.
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Wed, 3/3 at 12:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS HDTV
Contralto Marian Anderson performs at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Easter Sunday in 1939 after being barred from singing at Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).
Sun, 3/7 at 9:59 pm America/Chicago on Q
Tue, 3/9 at 2:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create
Dust bowl turns wheat fields into desert and provides hardships for farmers.
Wed, 3/10 at 1:00 am America/Chicago on Q
Sun, 3/14 at 9:59 pm America/Chicago on Q