3 June Riot Report FILM

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  The Riot Report | Article

  'We are in the worst crisis we have known since the Civil War'

  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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  The Riot Report | Article

  Your Own Backyard - The Riot Report

  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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  Collection

  The LGBTQ+ experience

  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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  Film

  Stonewall Uprising

  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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  Film

  Casa Susanna

  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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  Casa Susanna | Article

  There Was an Underground Magazine for Transgender Women in the 1960s

  Transvestia's archives provide a window onto a hidden world.

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  Casa Susanna | Clip

  Transcending Media

  Director and co-producer of the ground breaking Netflix Documentary DISCLOSURE Sam Feder and director of the Transgender Media Lab and Transgender Media Portal Laura Horak speak with activist, author and media strategist Raquel Willis about the history and effects of transgender representation in media.

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  Collection

  PAST FORWARD: Conversations with American Experience

  History is alive. We are still living it. Let’s talk about it.

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  Casa Susanna | Clip

  (Trans)formation: The Story of Christine Jorgensen

  Christine Jorgensen was one of the first people to successfully undergo gender affirmation surgery.

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  Film

  Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal

  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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  The Riot Report | Article

  The Bombshell Political Report So Shocking a U.S. President Tried to Pretend It Didn't Exist

  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 | Article

  How a Group of Housewives Changed History

  The women of Love Canal fought to free their families from toxic waste?and created landmark?environmental legislation in the process.