American Experience (season 33)

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American Experience
Season 33
Country of originUnited States
Release
Original networkPBS
Original releaseJanuary 11, 2021 (2021-01-11) –
present
Season chronology
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Season thirty-three of the television program American Experience aired on the PBS network in the United States on January 11, 2021. The season began with the film The Codebreaker.

Episodes[]

See also: List of American Experience episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byCategoriesOriginal air date
3511"The Codebreaker"[1]Chana GazitTBAJanuary 11, 2021 (2021-01-11)
A film about cryptanalyst Elizebeth Smith Friedman.
3522"Voice of Freedom"[2]Rob RapleyTBAFebruary 15, 2021 (2021-02-15)
A documentary that recounts the life of African-American contralto Marian Anderson and examines the 1939 DAR Constitution Hall controversy and her subsequent concert at the Lincoln Memorial. In 1939, the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) denied Anderson the opportunity to sing at the DAR Constitution Hall because of a DAR racial exclusion policy, causing First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to resign her membership from the DAR in protest. Instead, Anderson performed an open-air concert on Easter Sunday, April 9, 1939, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Anderson sang before a crowd of more than 75,000 people and a radio audience in the millions.
3533"The Blinding of Isaac Woodard"[3]Jamila EphronTBAMarch 30, 2021 (2021-03-30)
Black army sergeant Isaac Woodard, the victim of a horrific incident of racial violence, becomes a catalyst for the civil rights movement.
3544"American Oz"[4]Randall MacLowry & Tracy Heather StrainTBAApril 19, 2021 (2021-04-19)
The life of L. Frank Baum, author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and the popular series it inspired.
3555"Billy Graham"[5]Sarah ColtTBAMay 17, 2021 (2021-05-17)
The life of Billy Graham who became one of the most influential religious leaders of the 20th century.
3566"Sandra Day O'Connor: The First"[6]Michelle FerrariTBASeptember 13, 2021 (2021-09-13)
The life of Sandra Day O'Connor who served as the first female associate judge on the U.S. Supreme Court.
3577"Citizen Hearst" (Part 1)"[7]Amanda PollakTBASeptember 27, 2021 (2021-09-27)
3588"Citizen Hearst" (Part 2)"Stephen IvesTBASeptember 28, 2021 (2021-09-28)

References[]

  1. ^ "American Experience | The Codebreaker". PBS. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "American Experience | Voice of Freedom". PBS. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "American Experience | The Blinding of Isaac Woodard". PBS. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  4. ^ "American Experience | American Oz". PBS. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "American Experience | Billy Graham". PBS. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  6. ^ "American Experience | Sandra Day O'Connor: The First". PBS. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  7. ^ "American Experience | Citizen Hearst". PBS. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
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