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The Boys of '36: The Olympic Trials

The boys from Washington had to win one more time to become the first Washington crew to represent the United States in the Olympics. "The Boys of '36" premieres August 2 at 9/8c on PBS American Experience.

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Part 1 | The Vote | American Experience
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The fiery campaign that led to passage of the 19th Amendment, granting women the vote.
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The Eugenics Crusade tells the story of the campaign to breed a “better” American race,
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The woman whose groundbreaking books revolutionized our relationship to the natural world.
The Boys of '36
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The story of nine young men from Washington who captured gold at the 1936 Olympic Games.
The Big Burn
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Jesse Owens
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His stunning triumph at the 1936 Olympics captivated the world and infuriated the Nazis.
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The Stonewall riots marked a major turning point in the modern gay civil rights movement.
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The story of the American effort to relieve starvation in 1921 Soviet Russia.
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The man behind the atomic bomb is put on trial for suspected communist ties in 1954.
Roberto Clemente
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The exceptional life and career of Puerto Rican baseball star Roberto Clemente.
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In June 1943, Los Angeles erupted into the worst race riots in the city to date.
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