American Experience · SEASON 2
Journey to America
Episode 10 · 1989-12-05
- Documentary
Episode overview
A tribute to the twelve million people who emigrated to the U.S. between 1890 and 1920. A recapturing of the journey through Europe to seaport towns, to the arrival in New York Harbor, and into the early months of settlement from urban ghettos out into the prairies. Letters, diaries and oral interviews are used to depict one of the largest single human migrations in history.
55 minutes
Season 2 episodes
1. The Great Air Race of 19241989-10-03
2. Demon Rum1989-10-10
3. A Family Gathering1989-10-17
4. The Great War: 19181989-10-24
5. Wildcatter: A Story of Texas Oil1989-10-31
6. Forever Baseball1989-11-07
7. Mr. Sears' Catalogue1989-11-14
8. Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven1989-11-21
9. Adam Clayton Powell1989-11-28
10. Journey to America1989-12-05
11. Ballad of a Mountain Man1989-12-12
12. Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice1989-12-19
13. Orphans of the Storm1989-12-26
14. Forbidden City, USA1990-01-02
15. Battle for Wilderness1990-01-09
16. Roots of Resistance: The Story of the Underground Railroad1990-01-16
