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American Experience
Season 19
No. of episodes15
Release
Original networkPBS
Original releaseOctober 2, 2006 (2006-10-02) –
May 14, 2007 (2007-05-14)
Season chronology
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Season nineteen of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on October 2, 2006 and concluded on May 14, 2007. The season contained 15 new episodes and began with the first two parts of the Eyes on the Prize miniseries, "Awakenings (1954–1956)" and "Fighting Back (1957–1962)". The first six parts of the 14-part miniseries were a rebroadcast of the production originally shown during 1987 on PBS. "The Mormons" film was co-produced with the PBS documentary program Frontline.

Episodes

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See also: List of American Experience episodes
 *  Denotes multiple chapters that aired on the same date and share the same episode number
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byCategoriesOriginal air date
219 1* "Eyes on the Prize (Parts 1–2)"[1]
Judith Vecchione (Parts 1–2)Civil RightsOctober 2, 2006 (2006-10-02)

220 2* "Eyes on the Prize (Parts 3–4)"
Orlando Bagwell (Part 3)
Callie Crossley & James A. DeVinney (Part 4)		Civil RightsOctober 9, 2006 (2006-10-09)

221 3* "Eyes on the Prize (Parts 5–6)"
Orlando Bagwell (Part 5)
Callie Crossley & James A. DeVinney (Part 6)		Civil RightsOctober 16, 2006 (2006-10-16)

2224"Test Tube Babies"[2]Chana Gazit & Hilary Klotz SteinmanTechnologyOctober 23, 2006 (2006-10-23)
2235"The Great Fever"[3]Adriana Bosch & Michael ChinTechnologyOctober 30, 2006 (2006-10-30)
The film examines the work of Walter Reed in his efforts to discover the transmitter of the viral disease yellow fever.
2246"The Gold Rush"[4]Randall MacLowryThe American WestNovember 6, 2006 (2006-11-06)
2257"The Berlin Airlift"[5]Peter Adler, Alexander Berkel & Stefan MausbachWarJanuary 29, 2007 (2007-01-29)
2268"The Living Weapon"[6]John RubinTechnology, WarFebruary 5, 2007 (2007-02-05)
The film chronicles the development of the biological weapons program in the United States.
2279"New Orleans"[7]Stephen IvesPopular CultureFebruary 12, 2007 (2007-02-12)
22810"Sister Aimee"[8]Linda GarmonBiographies, Popular CultureApril 2, 2007 (2007-04-02)
22911"Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple"[9]Stanley NelsonPopular CultureApril 9, 2007 (2007-04-09)
23012"Summer of Love"[10]Gail Dolgin & Vicente FrancoPopular CultureApril 23, 2007 (2007-04-23)
The film recounts the history of the hippie movement in Haight-Ashbury district within San Francisco during the summer of 1967.
23113"The Mormons (Part 1)"[11]Helen WhitneyBiographies, Popular Culture, The American WestApril 30, 2007 (2007-04-30)

  • Part 1: "History"
23214"The Mormons (Part 2)"Helen WhitneyBiographies, Popular Culture, The American WestMay 1, 2007 (2007-05-01)

  • Part 2: "Church & State"
23315"Alexander Hamilton"[12]Muffie MeyerBiographies, Politics, PresidentsMay 14, 2007 (2007-05-14)

References

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  1. ^ "American Experience | Eyes on the Prize". PBS. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  2. ^ "American Experience | Test Tube Babies". PBS. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  3. ^ "American Experience | The Great Fever". PBS. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  4. ^ "American Experience | The Gold Rush". PBS. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  5. ^ "American Experience | The Berlin Airlift". PBS. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  6. ^ "American Experience | The Living Weapon". PBS. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  7. ^ "American Experience | New Orleans". PBS. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  8. ^ "American Experience | Sister Aimee". PBS. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  9. ^ "American Experience | Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple". PBS. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  10. ^ "American Experience | Summer of Love". PBS. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  11. ^ "American Experience | The Mormons". PBS. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  12. ^ "American Experience | Alexander Hamilton". PBS. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
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