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10 June Riot Report FILM
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The Riot Report
When Black neighborhoods across America erupted in violence in the summer of 1967, President Johnson appointed a commission to find the cause for the unrest. Their findings offered an unvarnished assessment of American race relations.
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When the city of Detroit went up in flames in 1967, it was the most deadly civil uprising of the century.
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Explore our new collection featuring a selection of films documenting the LGBTQ+ Experience — along with articles, digital shorts, and original features exploring America’s continued struggle with democracy, inclusion and justice for LGBTQ+ Americans, and celebrating the contributions of the LGBTQ+ community to the American story.
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In 1969, homosexuality was illegal in almost every state... but that was about to change. The Stonewall riots marked a major turning point in the modern gay civil rights movement.
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In the 1950s and ’60s, an underground network of transgender women and cross-dressing men found refuge at a house in the Catskills region of New York. Known as Casa Susanna, the house provided a safe place to express their true selves.
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In the late 1970s, residents of Love Canal in Niagara Falls, NY discovered their neighborhood had been built on a former chemical waste dump. Housewives activated to create a grassroots movement that galvanized the landmark Superfund Bill.
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How audiences first came to watch movies from behind the wheel.
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History is alive. We are still living it. Let’s talk about it.
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There are over 300 PBS Stations across the country, with many sharing history right from their own backyard. Check out more stories of racial injustice and resilence from Ohio, North Carolina, New York, California, Minnesota, Alabama and Wisconsin.
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LBJ tried to torpedo the official Kerner Commission record. Instead it became a bestseller.
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Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal |
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The women of Love Canal fought to free their families from toxic waste and created landmark environmental legislation in the process.
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In 1946, Isaac Woodard, a Black army sergeant on his way home to South Carolina after serving in WWII, was pulled from a bus for arguing with the driver. The local chief of police savagely beat him, leaving him unconscious and permanently blind.
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