American Experience · SEASON 19
New Orleans (1 & 2)
Episode 9 · 2007-02-12
- Documentary
Episode overview
A history of New Orleans, from its origins as a French settlement to its post-Katrina present. Included: archival photos and film footage; and comments from New Orleans historians, residents and scholars on subjects like the birth of jazz, the city's struggles with integration and segregation, the white flight to the suburbs in the 1950s and the return of Katrina survivors.
55 minutes
Season 19 episodes
1. Eyes on the Prize (1 & 2): Awakenings 1954-1956 / Fighting Back 1957-19622006-10-02
2. Eyes on the Prize (3 & 4): Ain't Scared of Your Jails 1960-1961/No Easy Walk 1961-19632006-10-09
3. Eyes on the Prize (5 & 6): Is This America? 1963-1964 / Bridge to Freedom 19652006-10-16
4. Test Tube Babies2006-10-23
5. The Great Fever2006-10-30
6. The Gold Rush2006-11-06
7. The Berlin Airlift2007-01-29
8. The Living Weapon2007-02-05
9. New Orleans (1 & 2)2007-02-12
10. Sister Aimee2007-04-02
11. Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple2007-04-09
12. Summer of Love2007-04-23
13. The Mormons (1): History2007-04-30
14. The Mormons (2): Church and State2007-05-01
15. Alexander Hamilton2007-05-14
