September/October 1998
In This Issue September/October 1998
Risen from Our Blood and Tears
An upcoming series tells how Africans made their mark on America from slavery to abolition.
Volume 19, Issue 5
President Theodore Roosevelt gives a speech in New Castle, Wyoming, 1903. Artist Heidi Wormser digitally colorized this image for the film TR: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt.
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Features
Margaret Sanger's "Deeds of Terrible Virtue"
A new film tells how Sanger broke taboos and paved the way for birth control reform.
By Rachel GalvinCrossroads of Conflict
The U.S.-Mexican War is retold by both sides in a new documentary.
By Tom StabileChicago
From celebrities to stockyards, a new reference book examines the mystique of the windy city.
By Greg VarnerA Writer's Writer
Katherine Anne Porter's lifetime of letters and manuscripts holds clues for scholars and writers alike.
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Departments
Conversation
A Conversation with Judy Crichton
Producer Judy Crichton talks about a decade of filmmaking for The American Experience.
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