Dream Land: Little Rock’s West 9th Street

Little Rock Arkansas’s West 9th Street was once a vibrant, African-American business and entertainment district. Taborian Hall is the only remaining historic structure on West 9th Street and stands as a living witness of the street’s former glory days. Throughout…

The Murder of Emmett Till

In August 1955, a 14-year-old Black boy allegedly flirted with a white woman in a grocery store in Money, Mississippi. Emmett Till, a teen from Chicago, didn’t understand that he had broken the unwritten laws of the Jim Crow South…

The Meth Epidemic

This 2011 film investigates how and why meth use spiraled out of control and contributed to the drug abuse problem in America. Speed. Meth. Glass. On the street, methamphetamine has many names. What started as a fad among West Coast…

Fire in Paradise

A year after the devastating Camp Fire, FRONTLINE examines who’s to blame and why it was so catastrophic. With accounts from survivors and first responders, the documentary tells the inside story of the most destructive fire in California’s history, its…

THE FIRST EDITION: ON TOUR WITH KENNY ROGERS IN 1971

A PBS special filmed in early 1971 during a date in South Carolina. Goes backstage, shows rehearsals, and has in depth interviews with all of the group. Some of this was reused in “Kenny Rogers: The Journey.”

Guy Clark Sings ‘L.A. Freeway’ on Austin City Limits

The late, great Guy Clark, backed by other stellar songwriters here, sings his classic tune on Austin City Limits, a long-running concert series broadcast on PBS. (Source: Austin City Limits TV)

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