American Experience · SEASON 17

The Massie Affair

Episode 8 · 2005-04-18

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Episode overview

"The Massie Affair" chronicles a 1931 Honolulu rape case involving a young white Navy wife that became even more serious when one of the acquitted Hawaiian defendants was later kidnapped and murdered. Although marital discord and social "honor" play into the story, it's mostly about stark racial injustice that touched even the White House. It uncovers "cold, hard truths about America and the people who ruled it."

55 minutes

Season 17 episodes

1. RFK (Part 1 & 2)2004-10-04 2. The Fight2005-01-24 3. Fidel Castro2005-01-31 4. Building the Alaska Highway2005-02-07 5. Kinsey2005-02-14 6. Mary Pickford2005-04-04 7. The Great Transatlantic Cable2005-04-11 8. The Massie Affair2005-04-18 9. Victory in the Pacific2005-05-02 10. The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken?2005-05-09 11. Guerilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst2005-05-23