S7 E1 • FDR (1): The Center of the World (1882-1921)

This first episode looks at the early life of FDR. Born into a wealthy family, there was little about his youth that would suggest the giant of history that he would become. His entry into state politics and a significant meeting with a woman named Eleanor would change his life and the course of a nation.

Première diffusion : 12 octobre 1994

S7 E2 • FDR (2): Fear Itself (1922-1933)

In this second episode, the subject is FDR's courageous fight with polio. With his wife Eleanor Roosevelt at his side, FDR, wins the Democratic nomination for president. He takes office at the beginning of the Great Depression. Exhorting the nation to keep the faith, FDR utters his famous words: "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."

Première diffusion : 12 octobre 1994

S7 E3 • FDR (3): The Grandest Job in the World (1933-1940)

In episode three, the subject is FDR's leadership of America during the Great Depression. The nation turned to this son of great wealth for a host of social programs that promised a New Deal for the common man.

Première diffusion : 13 octobre 1994

S7 E4 • FDR (4): The Juggler (1940-1945)

In this last episode, the story turns to the war years. The days leading up to the bombing of Pearl Harbor and America's entry into World War II were turbulent ones in America. FDR's strong leadership charted America's course, as the newly emerging world power took on the responsibilities of the war in Europe. Meanwhile, back in America, the New Deal was still a work in progress.

Première diffusion : 13 octobre 1994

S7 E5 • Telegrams from the Dead

A program that examines America's fascination with spiritualism and the occult in the second half of the 1800s.

Première diffusion : 19 octobre 1994

S7 E6 • Midnight Ramble

Oscar Micheaux and the History of Race. Oscar Micheaux wrote, produced and directed over 40 movies and despite this was really not known because he was African American . This movie recounts the history of the black film industry from 1910 to the 1940s and includes rare clips and highlights.

Première diffusion : 26 octobre 1994

S7 E7 • Battle of the Bulge

American forces moving toward Germany to end the war are opposed by a deadly counter-offensive that leads to a great loss of life.

Première diffusion : 9 novembre 1994

S7 E8 • Freedom on My MInd

An account of the struggle to register African Americans to vote in the state of Mississippi in the 1960s.

Première diffusion : 16 novembre 1994

S7 E9 • Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern

A story of the realities leading to the vanishing role of the family farm in the United States.

Première diffusion : 16 janvier 1995

S7 E10 • One Woman, One Vote (1)

The struggle of the women's movement and the 19th Amendment that finally extended national suffrage to women.

Première diffusion : 23 janvier 1995

S7 E11 • One Woman, One Vote (2)

The struggle of the women's movement and the 19th Amendment that finally extended national suffrage to women.

Première diffusion : 30 janvier 1995

S7 E13 • The Way West (1): Westward, the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (1845-1864)

The westward expansion of the United States and the re-shaping of the destiny of white and native people - from the Gold Rush to Wounded Knee.

Première diffusion : 8 mai 1995

S7 E14 • The Way West (2): The Approach of Civilization (1865-1869)

The westward expansion of the United States and the re-shaping of the destiny of white and native people - from the Gold Rush to Wounded Knee.

Première diffusion : 9 mai 1995

S7 E15 • The Way West (3): The War for the Black Hills (1870-1876)

The westward expansion of the United States and the re-shaping of the destiny of white and native people - from the Gold Rush to Wounded Knee.

Première diffusion : 16 mai 1995

S7 E16 • The Way West (4): Ghost Dance (1877-1893)

Chronicles the crackdown on Native American tribes across the Northwest in the aftermath of the Battle of the Little Big Horn in June 1876, and charts the final, desperate days of Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull. Examines the rise of the heartbreaking Ghost Dance religion, and the last, horrendous massacre at Wounded Knee.

Première diffusion : 17 mai 1995

S7 E1 • The Lie Detector

The programs devised to help the American underclass in the 1960s and their successes and failures.

Première diffusion : 3 janvier 2023