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    The Man Who Beat The Blacklist: John Henry Faulk
    August 1, 1991 | The Man Who Beat the Blacklist: John Henry Faulk
    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.
  • Arts & Culture
    The Songs Are Free
    February 6, 1991 | The Songs Are Free with Bernice Johnson Reagon
    Bernice Johnson Reagon discusses how black music has shaped the African-American experience and identity.
  • Society
    One River, One Country
    September 3, 1989 | A Second Look
    Bill Moyers examines the issues of immigration, economics and the special relationship that has developed between the U.S. and Mexico.
  • Democracy & Government
    John Lukacs: The Giant Invisible Bureaucracy
    October 19, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    The historian and early refugee from Hungarian communism on the government's encroachment on public and private life.
  • Society
    Anne Wortham: Race Relations and "Authenticity of the Self" (Part Two)
    September 22, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    Harvard professor, author, sociologist and civil rights commentator Anne Wortham on “social determinism” and her fears about Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision.
  • Society
    Anne Wortham: Race Relations and "Authenticity of the Self" (Part One)
    September 21, 1988 | Updated March 25, 2015 | A World of Ideas
    Harvard professor, author, sociologist and civil rights commentator Anne Wortham on “social determinism” and her fears about Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision.
  • Democracy & Government
    The Secret Government: The Constitution in Crisis
    November 4, 1987 | The Secret Government
    This fascinating and revealing documentary examines the Iran-Contra scandal as the most recent example of the continuing abuse of democratic values by unaccountable intelligence operations during the Cold War.
  • Justice
    Strictly Speaking
    May 28, 1987 | In Search of the Constitution
    Bill Moyers speaks with Attorney General Edwin Meese and federal judge Robert Bork, two outspoken strict constructionists, about judicial restraint and original intent.
  • Justice
    Bill Moyers Essay: William Rehnquist's Chief Justice Appointment
    August 4, 1986 | Bill Moyers Commentaries
    Bill Moyers considers William Rehnquist as Supreme Court Chief Justice, including his pro-segregation history.
  • The Second American Revolution (Part One)
    April 18, 1984
    Bill Moyers is joined by Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee who re-create the world of 20th-century black America. This episode covers 1900 to 1920.


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