In this clip from an interview Bill did with the writer in 1982, Angelou returns to her hometown and describes what it felt like to cross over from the black part of town to the white neighborhood.

Last week, a federal judge denied a preliminary injunction to block key provisions of the state’s new voting law, widely described as the most onerous in the country.

For the first time in nearly 50 years, Americans will go to the polls without a key protection under the Voting Rights Act. Congress must act to ensure every citizen can freely cast a ballot.

The Republican State Leadership Committee is embroiled in a scandal that's reminiscent of Jack Abramoff's downfall.

Moyers & Company's senior writer reflects on the week President Nixon resigned, and what America has since forgotten about Watergate.

Revisit an episode from over 30 years ago, in which Bill joined the legendary writer on her return to the small Arkansas town where she grew up.

How armies of lawyers are now fighting to preserve the Voting Rights Act, which turned 49 this week.

As an inquiry into the complex subject of international terrorism, the 9/11 Commission's 10th anniversary reprise falls far short — but it does serve official DC's purpose.

Thanks to Joe Papp, over five million people have enjoyed more than 100 free productions of Shakespeare at the Delacorte Theater in New York City’s Central Park.

John Lithgow joins Bill to talk about the challenges and triumphs of playing Shakespeare's greatest role, and why we are so drawn to the tale of this flawed, contradictory leader at this moment.