A History of America

Name: A History of America
Genre: Family
Released: 2000-01-01
Cast: Donald L. Miller

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Family

Creator:Michele Korf

In this 26-part series, prominent historians present America’s story as something that must be presented and debated from a variety of perspectives in order to be truly understood. Their thought-provoking debates and lectures — using first-person narratives, photos, film footage, and documents — will pique students’ interest and encourage them to think critically about the forces that have shaped America.

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StatusEnded

First AiredJanuary 1, 2000

Last AiredJune 24, 2000

Episode Runtime26dk

Seasons1

Episodes26

TypeScripted

Origin CountryUnited States

Original LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish

Keywords

american history telecourse

Production Companies

Annenberg Media Library of Congress National Archives and Records Administration

Networks

Last Episode

S1 E26 • 6/24/2000

The Redemptive Imagination

Storytelling is a relentless human urge and its power forges with memory to become the foundation of history. Novelists Charles Johnson (Middle Passage), Arthur Golden (Memoirs of a Geisha), and Esmeralda Santiago (America's Dream) join Miller in discussing the intersection of history and story. Kurt Vonnegut Jr., closes the series with a reflection on the power of the human imagination.