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Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal - The dramatic and inspiring story of ordinary women who fought against overwhelming odds for the health and safety of their families. In the late 1970s, residents of Love Canal in Niagara Falls, NY, discovered that their homes, schools, and playgrounds were built on top of a former chemical waste dump. Housewives activated to create a grassroots movement that galvanized the landmark Superfund Bill.

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Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal

The story of housewives who led a grassroots movement to galvanize the Superfund Bill.

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The Cancer Detectives

The untold story of the people who fought tirelessly to save women from cervical cancer.

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Fly with Me

The lively but neglected history of the women who changed the world while flying it.

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Nazi Town, USA

The story of the German American Bund, a pro-Nazi group active across the US in the 1930s.

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About American Experience

American Experience, TV's most-watched history series, brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.

American Experience

Latest Episode

Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal

The Cancer Detectives

Fly with Me

Nazi Town, USA

About American Experience