| The Documentary |
| About this issue |
A Conversation with . . .
Producer Judy Crichton talks about a decade of filmmaking for The American Experience. |
Margaret Sanger's "Deeds of Terrible Virtue"
A new film tells how Sanger broke taboos and paved the way for birth control reform. (By Rachel Galvin) |
Crossroads of Conflict
The U.S.-Mexican War is retold by both sides in a new documentary. (By Tom Stabile) |
"Risen from Our Blood and Tears"
An upcoming series tells how Africans made their mark on America from slavery to abolition. (By Jacob Igor Torgeson) |
Cities and Suburbs |
Chicago's Encyclopedia Tells the Urban Story
From celebrities to stockyards, a new reference book examines the mystique of the windy city. (By Greg Varner) |
Built in a Day
How Aladdin's catalog homes changed the way Americans live. (By Ronica Roth) |
Archival Treasure |
A Writer's Writer
Katherine Anne Porter's lifetime of letters and manuscripts holds clues for scholars and writers alike. (By Sara E. Wilson) |
Around the Nation |
State by State
Exhibitions, lectures, films, and conferences throughout the country. |
A New Chautauqua Reader
Words from the leaders of the Progressive Era are collected in a book by the Great Plains Chautauqua Society. (By Erin Erickson) |
The Canal Builders Who Disappeared
How an ancient people left a legacy of irrigation in the southwest. (By John Bickley) |
