American Experience · SEASON 37
Hard Hat Riot
Episode 5 · 2025-09-30

- Documentary
Episode overview
Hard Hat Riot tells the story of a struggling metropolis, a flailing president, a divided people, and a bloody juncture when the nation violently diverged ― culminating in a new political and cultural landscape that radically redefined American politics and foreshadowed the future.
81 minutes
Season 37 episodes
1. Forgotten Hero: Walter White and The NAACP2025-02-24
2. Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act2025-03-24
3. Mr. Polaroid2025-03-31
4. Clearing the Air: The War on Smog2025-08-26
5. Hard Hat Riot2025-09-30
6. Kissinger (1): The Necessity of Power2025-10-27
7. Kissinger (2): The Opportunist2025-10-28
8. Bombshell2026-01-06