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The Eugenics Crusade tells the story of the campaign to breed a “better” American race,
Revisit the heyday of America’s traveling circus and meet the showmen who created it.
Explore the early days of this popular, influential and distinctly American entertainment.
The fateful narrative of James Earl Ray who shot Dr. Martin Luther King on April 4, 1968.
The mostly-forgotten 1920 bombing in the nation’s financial center that left 38 dead.
Story of a Wall Street tycoon who helped alter course of history in World War II.
The shocking history of the early 20th-century campaign to breed a “better” American race.
Genetic Screening: Controlling Heredity
The ability to prevent suffering through genetic screenings sparks difficult questions.
Besides inventing Corn Flakes, John Kellogg helped promote the American Eugenics movement.
P.G. Lowery and the Spread of African-American Music
P.G. Lowery’s all-black band gained early twentieth century fame through the circus.
Revisit the heyday of America’s traveling circus and meet the showmen who created it.
Explore the history of this popular, influential and distinctly American form of entertain
The sale of Jumbo, the African elephant to P.T. Barnum causes an uproar in England.
The Circus | Coming October 2018
"The Circus" explores the history of this distinctly popular American entertainment.
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