This episode features three very different artists who share an ability to transport audiences and instill hope with their poetry.

In this episode, Lucille Clifton and David Mura explore their cultural histories, , childhoods, race and life in America today.

The 13th-century Islamic mystic Jelaluddin Rumi is brought to life in this revealing look at his works.

The great abolitionist Frederick Douglass comes to life in a dramatic performance of his famous speech on slavery and human rights.

Bill Moyers focuses on the conservative evangelical movement in the US, presenting an eye-opening report on the "National Affairs Briefing."

Just before accepting the Democratic Party's presidential nomination, candidate Governor Bill Clinton met with Bill Moyers in Little Rock for a conversation about the global economy, character and optimism.

In this 20-year compilation, Bill speaks to a wide range of people -- from average Americans to household names like David Rockefeller, Maya Angelou, Ronald Reagan and Joseph Campbell.

Bill Moyers and Studs Terkel speak with the legendary John Henry Faulk. Faulk was of one of the few performers who beat the infamous 1950s blacklist.

Moyers interviews filmmaker Pierre Sauvage about Weapons of the Spirit, which tells the story of a tiny Protestant village in France that defied the the Nazis and provided safe haven to thousands of Jews.

In this 1990 interview with Bill, the late South African writer talks about how she came to understand politics through its effects on people.