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Martin Luther King on "The Negro and the American Promise"

MLK appears on Boston public television alongside Malcolm X and James Baldwin.

Aired 01/18/2004 | Rating NR

American Experience

Martin Luther King on "The Negro and the American Promise"

Clip: Season 16 | 9m 54s

MLK appears on Boston public television alongside Malcolm X and James Baldwin.

Martin Luther King appears in Boston public television producer Henry Morgenthau III's "The Negro and the American Promise," alongside Malcolm X and James Baldwin.

Aired 01/18/2004 | Rating NR

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Clip: S16 | 7m 37s | Watch Chapter 1 of Emma Goldman. (7m 37s)

Trailer | Emma Goldman

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World Trade Center Construction Footage

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William Langewiesche, Journalist

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Philippe Petit, High Wire Artist

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Pete Hamill, Writer

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Niall Ferguson, Historian

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Mike Wallace, Historian

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Mario M. Cuomo, New York Governor 1983-1994

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Leslie Robertson, Engineer

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Guy Tozzoli, President of the World Trade Center Association

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Ed Koch, New York City Mayor, 1978-1989

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Carol Willis, Architectural Historian

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Camilo Jose Vergara, Photographer

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Ada Louise Huxtable, Architecture Critic

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The Towers of Golden Gate Bridge

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Spinning the Cables

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Golden Gate Bridge: Doing the Math

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Building a Bridge in the Ocean

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The Bridge's Design and Color

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Beginning Construction on the Golden Gate Bridge

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Emma Goldman's Law-Defying Campaign For Birth Control

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Clip: S16 | 1m 13s | Emma Goldman defied laws against public discussion of sex and contraceptives. (1m 13s)

Emma Goldman and Opposition to the First World War

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Emma Goldman: A Modern Joan of Arc

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A Chasm Between Rich and Poor

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Clip: S16 | 1m 51s | Emma Goldman encouraged unemployed Americans to demand jobs and food from the wealthy. (1m 51s)

A Bloody Labor Battle

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Martin Luther King on "The Negro and the American Promise"

Clip: S16 | 9m 54s | MLK appears on Boston public television alongside Malcolm X and James Baldwin. (9m 54s)

Malcolm X on "The Negro and the American Promise"

Clip: S16 | 13m 7s | Malcolm X appears in Boston public television's "The Negro and the American Promise." (13m 7s)

James Baldwin from "The Negro and the American Promise"

Clip: S16 | 19m 57s | James Baldwin's appearance on Boston Public television alongside MLK and Malcolm X. (19m 57s)

Introduction to "The Negro and the American Promise"

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Safety Precautions

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Prefabrication for the Twin Towers

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Engineering for High Winds

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The Design of the Twin Towers

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Construction of the World Trade Center

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