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A Young Life, Polluted

A young woman hosts an outdoor potluck and describes how her life has been impacted by thyroid disease caused by pollution in her hometown in rural Appalachia.

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Boca Chica
13:53
With eyes toward space, Texas restricts access to an otherworldly beach.
Hispanic Heritage Collection
8:06
Indigenous and Mexican ancestors explore the history and disappearance of the Rio Grande.
Reel South Originals
10:43
A Black farmer in Virginia wrestles with tradition and the changing needs of the economy.
Mothertown
11:29
How the Eastern Band of Cherokee reclaimed their land.
Black Ag
8:54
A Black scientist in Arkansas guides farmers through agricultural challenges.
Fallout
17:46
Members of a rural Virginia town are exposed to contamination from a nearby Army plant.
In Exile
11:24
Marshallese migrants in Arkansas explore the US nuclear legacy.
Finding Us
13:00
Families torn apart by Georgetown’s sale of enslaved people reunite six generations later.
The Day That Shook Georgia
21:10
In 1971, one of the worst industrial tragedies in U.S. history shook rural Georgia.
Wiley's Last Resort
17:18
An ode to one man’s fight against strip mining the Appalachian mountains he loved dearly.
Jared Dawson is the Church of Lavonia Elberton
14:26
Jared Dawson embodies his drag persona, Lavonia Elberton, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Ten by Ten
30:26
A Southern restaurant adjusts to newfound fame after appearing on Korean television.
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