On January 22nd, 1976, Gordon B. Howell, Jr. was murdered during a robbery of Tiny’s Grocery, located at Bridges Crossroads near Dawson, Georgia. Dawson is located 21 miles from Plains, Georgia, home to the then president Jimmy Carter. On December…
Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames
Explore the story of director, screenwriter and producer Blake Edwards, known for cinema classics such as “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” “Days of Wine and Roses” and the “Pink Panther” series. (Source: American Masters)
Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal
In the late 1970s, residents of Love Canal, a working-class neighborhood in Niagara Falls, New York, discovered that their homes, schools and playgrounds were built on top of a former chemical waste dump, which was now leaking toxic substances and…
The Modern History of the Credit Card
FRONTLINE and The New York Times examine how the credit card industry became pervasive, lucrative, and politically powerful. (Aired 2004) This journalism is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: http://www.pbs.org/donate. Millions of American families…
Memories of the Tulsa Massacre
On May 30, 1921, a young Black Greenwood resident was arrested for allegedly assaulting a white woman in a downtown elevator. The next day, mobs of white Tulsans, thwarted in their attempt to lynch the man, invaded the district with…
Trump’s Road to the White House
An investigation of how Donald Trump defied expectations to win the presidency — and what it suggests about how he will govern. Through revealing interviews with campaign insiders, filmmaker Michael Kirk and his team examine how Trump rallied millions of…