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Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (53 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Riveted: The History of Jeans reveals the fascinating and surprising story of the iconic American garment. They're more than just a pair of pants -America's tangled past is woven deeply into the indigo fabric. From its roots in slavery to the Wild West, youth culture, hippies, high fashion and hip-hop, jeans are the fabric on which the history of American ideology and politics are writ large.
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
1991.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (71 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
"It is blatant, it is cheap, it is the apotheosis of the ridiculous. But it is something more; it is like Niagara Falls or the Grand Canyon or Yellowstone Park; it is a national playground, and not to have seen it is not to have seen your own country," said Reginald Wright Kauffman in 1909 of Coney Island, the tiny spit of land at the foot of Brooklyn that, at the turn of the century, became the most extravagant playground in the country and one of...
Author
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (55 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
The women’s movement has gone mainstream: from the Women’s March to Black Lives Matter to #MeToo. Premiering amid a pandemic and widespread social upheaval, NOT DONE shines a light on today’s feminists paving the way for true equality.
4) Neanderthal
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (110 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This documentary investigates what our ancient ancestors looked like and what would have happened when we met them. It turns out that what we thought we knew about them is wrong. They weren’t hunched, grunting, knuckle-dragging ape-men at all. In a reconstructed, imaginary confrontation, we discover they were faster, smarter, better looking and much more like us than we ever thought.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (112 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
For 191 years the U.S. Supreme Court was populated only by men. When Ronald Reagan nominated Sandra Day O'Connor as the first female justice in 1981, the announcement dominated the news. A pioneer who both reflected and shaped an era, in her 25 years as justice she was the swing vote in cases about some of the 20th century's most controversial issues-including race, gender and reproductive rights.
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (53 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Five centuries ago, the Age of Exploration and Europe's imperial colonization of far-off lands was launched by a revolution in ship design that made long-distance ocean voyages practical. But exactly how this momentous innovation happened eludes historians. Now, the excavation of a rare intact wreck discovered off the coast of Sweden offers vital new clues to a maritime mystery.
Author
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (115 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Generation 9/11 marks the 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks by telling the stories of seven young people whose fathers were killed that day. The film explores how a man they never met and an event they didn’t witness have shaped their world view and the world around them. Their experiences reflect those of an entire generation, whose lives so far have been bracketed by crisis.
Author
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (117 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
The amazing untold story of the radical underground radio station WBCN-FM set against the profound social, political and cultural changes of the late-1960s and early-70s, using the actual sights, sounds and stories of those who connected through the station, exploding music and countercultural scenes, militant anti-war and civil rights protests and emerging women’s and LGBTQ-liberation movements.
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (53 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
An investigation with NPR into growing inequities in American healthcare exposed by COVID-19. How pressure for profit and uneven government support is widening the divide between rich and poor hospitals and endangering care for the most needy.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (54 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
A 15-year quest to expose the underworld of sexual exploitation and trafficking leads reporter Chelo Alvarez-Stehle to the windswept beach where her childhood ended, and family secrets began. As she documents the transformation of a sex-trafficking survivor, Chelo undertakes a parallel journey of healing and introspection, and sets out to shatter the silence about sexual abuse in her own life.
11) Sharks of Hawaii
Author
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (53 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
With some 40 species of shark calling Hawaii's waters home, scientists are seeing new animal behavior around every corner. Hopping from island to island, uncover surprising moments of cooperation, rarely seen hunting tactics and striking insights into these predators. Meet the Whitetip reef shark, Whale shark, Tiger shark and more through the lens of remote sensor cameras and drone technology.
12) Voice of Freedom
Author
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (101 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Follow the story of singer Marian Anderson, whose talent broke down barriers around the world. Narrated by Renée Elise Goldsberry (Hamilton), Voice of Freedom interweaves Anderson's rich life story with this landmark moment in history, exploring fundamental questions about talent, race, fame, democracy and the American soul.
13) Reef Rescue
Author
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (53 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
If oceans continue to warm at the current pace, coral reefs could be wiped out by the end of the century. But scientists from around the globe are rushing to help corals adapt to a changing climate through assisted evolution. Follow scientists as they attempt to crossbreed heat-resistant corals, and even transplant corals' algae, in a race to save the coral reefs from extinction.
14) Arctic Drift
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (53 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Join scientists on the most ambitious Arctic research expedition ever. Facing hungry polar bears, perilous sea ice cracks, and brutal cold, the team strives to understand the forces that are changing the region--and the world--forever.
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