American Experience season 15

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American Experience
Season 15
No. of episodes13
Release
Original network PBS
Original releaseNovember 11, 2002 (2002-11-11) –
July 14, 2003 (2003-07-14)
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Season fifteen of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on November 11, 2002 and concluded on July 14, 2003. The season contained 13 new episodes and began with the first part of the film Jimmy Carter.

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byCategoriesOriginal air date
1731"Jimmy Carter (Part 1)" [1] Adriana BoschBiographies, Politics, PresidentsNovember 11, 2002 (2002-11-11)
1742"Jimmy Carter (Part 2)"Adriana BoschBiographies, Politics, PresidentsNovember 12, 2002 (2002-11-12)
1753"Chicago: City of the Century (Part 1)" [2] Austin HoytPopular CultureJanuary 13, 2003 (2003-01-13)

  • Part 1: "Mudhole to Metropolis"
1764"Chicago: City of the Century (Part 2)"Austin HoytPopular CultureJanuary 14, 2003 (2003-01-14)

  • Part 2: "The Revolution Has Begun"
1775"Chicago: City of the Century (Part 3)"Austin HoytPopular CultureJanuary 15, 2003 (2003-01-15)

  • Part 3: "Battle for Chicago"
1786"The Murder of Emmett Till" [3] Stanley Nelson Civil Rights, PoliticsJanuary 20, 2003 (2003-01-20)
1797"The Transcontinental Railroad" [4] Michael Chin & Mark Zwonitzer Technology, The American WestJanuary 27, 2003 (2003-01-27)
1808"Partners of the Heart" [5] Andrea Kalin Biographies, Civil Rights, TechnologyFebruary 10, 2003 (2003-02-10)
1819"The Pill" [6] Chana GazitPopular Culture, TechnologyFebruary 24, 2003 (2003-02-24)
18210"Daughter from Danang" [7] Gail Dolgin & Vicente FrancoBiographies, WarApril 7, 2003 (2003-04-07)
18311"Seabiscuit" [8] Stephen Ives Biographies, Popular CultureApril 21, 2003 (2003-04-21)
18412"Bataan Rescue" [9] Peter JonesWarJuly 7, 2003 (2003-07-07)
18513"Murder at Harvard" [10] Eric StangePopular CultureJuly 14, 2003 (2003-07-14)

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References

  1. ↑ "American Experience | Jimmy Carter". PBS. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  2. ↑ "American Experience | Chicago: City of the Century". PBS. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  3. ↑ "American Experience | The Murder of Emmett Till". PBS. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  4. ↑ "American Experience | The Transcontinental Railroad". PBS. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  5. ↑ "American Experience | Partners of the Heart". PBS. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  6. ↑ "American Experience | The Pill". PBS. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  7. ↑ "American Experience | Daughter from Danang". PBS. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  8. ↑ "American Experience | Seabiscuit". PBS. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  9. ↑ "American Experience | Bataan Rescue". PBS. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  10. ↑ "American Experience | Murder at Harvard". PBS. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
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