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The Future of America's Past
Freedom's Fortress
Season 1
Episode 1
At Virginia’s Fort Monroe, we discover a remarkable place: the spot where slavery began in British North America, and the site where it began to unravel during the Civil War. From one of the newest National Park Service sites to a historically-minded brewery and more, we learn from a diverse cast of people engaging visitors with defining moments in our national past.
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Young people staged a strike in 1951 to protest segregated public schools.
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In 1869, a golden spike marked the completion of the first transcontinental railroad.
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Long-simmering tensions between white and black residents in Chicago erupted in violence.
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What did “freedom” mean during the American Revolution?
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After the attack on Pearl Harbor, 110,000 Japanese-American citizens were arrested.
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Texas has long been a place of cross-cultural exchange. How did Texas become Texas?
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In 1911, a factory in New York City burst into flames and 146 workers perished.