Frontline · SEASON 38

America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump (1)

Episode 9 · 2020-01-13

★ 2.1
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Episode overview

A two-part investigation into America’s increasingly bitter, divided and toxic politics. Part One of the documentary traces how Barack Obama’s promise of unity collapsed as increasing racial, cultural and political divisions laid the groundwork for the rise of Donald Trump.

115 minutes

Season 38 episodes

1. The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia2019-10-01 2. On The President's Orders2019-10-08 3. Zero Tolerance2019-10-22 4. Fire in Paradise2019-10-29 5. In the Age of AI2019-11-05 6. Kids Caught in the Crackdown/ Iraq's Secret Sex Trade2019-11-12 7. For Sama2019-11-19 8. Targeting El Paso2020-01-07 9. America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump (1)2020-01-13 10. America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump (2)2020-01-13 11. Taliban Country/The Luanda Leaks2020-01-21 12. Battle for Hong Kong2020-02-11 13. Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos2020-02-18 14. NRA Under Fire2020-03-24 15. Plastic Wars2020-03-31 16. China Undercover2020-04-07 17. Coronavirus Pandemic2020-04-21 18. Inside Italy's COVID War2020-05-19 19. The Virus: What Went Wrong?2020-06-16 20. Opioids, Inc.2020-06-23 21. Once Upon a Time in Iraq2020-07-14