American Experience (season 16)

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American Experience
Season 16
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes9
Release
Original networkPBS
Original releaseSeptember 8, 2003 (2003-09-08) –
May 3, 2004 (2004-05-03)
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Season sixteen of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on September 8, 2003 and concluded on May 3, 2004. The season contained nine new episodes and began with the eighth and final part of the miniseries New York: A Documentary Film, "The Center of the World".

Episodes[]

See also: List of American Experience episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byCategoriesOriginal air date
1861"New York: A Documentary Film (Part 8)"[1]Ric BurnsPopular Culture, TechnologySeptember 8, 2003 (2003-09-08)

1872"Reconstruction: The Second Civil War (Part 1)"[2]Llewellyn M. SmithCivil Rights, WarJanuary 12, 2004 (2004-01-12)
1883"Reconstruction: The Second Civil War (Part 2)"Elizabeth DeaneCivil Rights, WarJanuary 13, 2004 (2004-01-13)
1894"Citizen King"[4]Orlando Bagwell & W. Noland WalkerBiographies, Civil RightsJanuary 19, 2004 (2004-01-19)
The film chronicles the last five years of Martin Luther King Jr.'s life before his assassination in 1968. The film aired to coincide with the 75th anniversary of King's birthday.[3]
1905"Remember the Alamo"[5]Joseph TovaresThe American West, WarFebruary 2, 2004 (2004-02-02)
1916"Tupperware!"[6]Laurie Kahn-LeavittPopular CultureFebruary 9, 2004 (2004-02-09)
1927"Emma Goldman"[7]Mel BucklinBiographies, PoliticsApril 12, 2004 (2004-04-12)
1938"Patriots Day"[8]Marian MarzynskiPopular CultureApril 19, 2004 (2004-04-19)
The film examines the reenactment of the Battles of Lexington and Concord and the personal lives of the reenactors.
1949"Golden Gate Bridge"[9]Ben LoetermanTechnologyMay 3, 2004 (2004-05-03)

References[]

  1. ^ "American Experience | New York: The Center of the World". PBS. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "American Experience | Reconstruction: The Second Civil War". PBS. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  3. ^ Ryan, Suzanne C. (January 18, 2004). "'King' Explores the Leader's Last Years Humanizing Portrait Looks at His Evolution". Boston Globe.
  4. ^ "American Experience | Citizen King". PBS. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  5. ^ "American Experience | Remember the Alamo". PBS. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  6. ^ "American Experience | Tupperware!". PBS. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  7. ^ "American Experience | Emma Goldman". PBS. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  8. ^ "American Experience | Patriots Day". PBS. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  9. ^ "American Experience | Golden Gate Bridge". PBS. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
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