This film explores how one family found restitution and healing after coming together for a ceremony to loan items looted by the Nazis from their descendant Marcus Heinemann back to Museum Lüneburg.
In this clip from the documentary American Creed, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and historian David Kennedy discuss the essential questions that the film focuses on.
In this clip from American Creed, Mark Meckler, co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots, and Joan Blades, co-founder of Moveon.org, engage in a conversation with the goal of fostering understanding through civil discourse.
This episode of The American Experience examines the role of the United States in the Holocaust, exploring such issues as American antisemitism and the deliberate suppression of information that European Jews were slated for genocide.
Individuals from around the world share three words that describe the United States.
This clip describes how the efforts of local Community Action Groups, supported by the government as part of the war on poverty, sparked conflict with mayors and other officials.
This clip from the documentary “American Idealist: The Story of Sargent Shriver,” describes the efforts of the war on poverty in racially divided Mississippi, and the backlash Shriver encountered from segregationists and others opposed to change.
This clip from the documentary “American Idealist: The Story of Sargent Shriver,” describes Shriver’s early life, including his childhood during the great depression, his combat experience in World War II, and his early political career.
This clip from the documentary “American Idealist: The Story of Sargent Shriver,” focuses on Shriver's challenges and successes in the early days of the Peace Corps.
This clip from the documentary “American Idealist: The Story of Sargent Shriver,” covers Shriver's extraordinary efforts as the first director of the Peace Corps, turning Kennedy's nascent idea into a government program.
This clip from the documentary “American Idealist: The Story of Sargent Shriver,” describes how students inspired John F. Kennedy to incorporate the Peace Corps into his campaign strategy.
This clip from the documentary “American Idealist: The Story of Sargent Shriver,” which depicts the life and work of American statesman and activist Sargent Shriver, describes Eunice Shriver's inspiration for the Special Olympics.