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For further reading on John Brown and his significance in American history check out two of today's New York Times op-eds by historians/authors David S. Reynolds and Tony Horwitz. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/02/opinio n/02horwitz.html?ref=opinion http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/02/opinio n/02reynolds.html?_r=1&ref=opinion

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150 years ago militant abolitionist John Brown was hanged for his October 16th raid on Harper’s Ferry. Find out all about John Brown's cause, his legacy and his often ruthless methods on the American Experience: John Brown’s Holy War website.
And click here http://bit.ly/6RSqUJ to see The Boston Journal’s account of Jo...hn Brown’s execution as reprinted in The Times of London.
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John Brown led a righteous crusade against slavery, born of religious conviction -- and carried out with shocking violence.
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American Experience We spent this afternoon putting together a holiday care package for a company of soldiers from New England - music, cheer, and goodwill all around. And a great idea for a holiday party!

American Experience 36 years ago today, Jack Ruby shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas, on live television. With that, any hope of learning the truth from Oswald was gone, and this shocking turn of events spawned a web of conspiracy theories about the Kennedy assassination. Do you have a theory? What do you think would have happened if Oswald was tried?
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Official theatrical trailer for the American Experience documentary OSWALD'S GHOST.

Downsized Man Congrat's on 22 Seasons of service to America!

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One of the most significant legal fights of the twentieth century, the
trial of the Scottsboro Boys, nine black teens falsely accused of rape in Alabama in 1931, drew North and South into
their sharpest conflict since the Civil War, yielded two momentous
Supreme Court decisions, and gave birth to the Civil Rights Movement. Learn more: http://bit.ly/22U3ai
Scottsboro Council to hear proposal for museum dedicated to 1930s trial of nine black men | Breaking
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Jackson County tourism Director will propose at tonight's Scottsboro City Council meeting the creation of a museum dedicated to the 1930s case of nine black men accused of raping two white women.

Chris Mandia as many have already posted, excellent work. vast wasteland...not here.

American Experience Follow us on Twitter @pbsamex today from 4-5pm EST to take part in a Veterans Day trivia challenge! Have 6 military-themed DVDs to give away for correct answers.

American Experience Celebrate Veterans Day -- Read a collection of vivid eyewitness accounts of famous battles, intimate declarations oflove and longing, poignant letters penned just before the writer was killed, and heartbreaking "Dear John" letters from home.
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In every American war from the Revolution to the Persian Gulf War, military men and women captured the horror, pathos and intensity of warfare by writing letters home. Many of them were still teenagers at the time. ...

American Experience Happy Veterans Day, in honor of all those who served before and who serve today... thank you!

Deanna recently saw your program on the Kennedys. awesome, I must say. keep it up!

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Judy The show last night on the CCC was important to me, it felt good to me - thank you, PBS.

Amor Mehta This is the best documentary series on television. What a wonderful overview of the civilian conservation corps. I wish we could have a program like that in this time of joblessness but unfortunately our congress is filled with a bunch of wimps and do-nothings!























