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• The World War II Memorial: A Testament to Freedom.

  
  • 9-12

  This program follows the process of conceiving and creating the new national World War II Memorial -- from the sculptor's studios to the stone quarries to the construction site itself. It features interviews…  » more info

  • Episodes/length: 1 program(s) / 56 minutes
  • Usage/copying rights: Download and retain
  • Website: https://www.uen.org/emedia
  • Availability:  
    • UIMC
    • PBS Utah
    • UEN-TV
    • EMEDIA

• This Far By Faith

  
  • 6-8
  • 9-12

  This six-part documentary presents a dramatic interpretation of the African-American religious experience through powerful storytelling. It explores how black religious institutions and individuals helped…  » more info

  • Episodes/length: 6 program(s) / 55 minutes
  • Usage/copying rights: Download and retain
  • Website: https://www.uen.org/emedia
  • Availability:  
    • UIMC
    • PBS Utah
    • UEN-TV
    • EMEDIA

• Thomas Jefferson

  
  • 6-8
  • 9-12

  Observe the achievements of one of the greatest Americans of all time in this latest documentary by Ken Burns. The voice of Sam Waterston as Jefferson, reading original works by Jefferson himself, paints…  » more info

  • Episodes/length: 2 program(s) / 90 minutes
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  • Website: https://www.uen.org/emedia
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    • UIMC
    • PBS Utah
    • UEN-TV
    • EMEDIA

• Three Generations of Beaders

  
  • 6-8
  • 9-12

  Northern Ute beader, sixty-year-old Virginia Duncan, speaking in both English and Ute, does beadwork while encouraging the youth to learn beading, and the Ute language in order to keep their culture strong.…  » more info

  • Episodes/length: 3 program(s) / 3 minutes
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  • Website: https://www.uen.org/emedia
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    • UIMC
    • PBS Utah
    • UEN-TV
    • EMEDIA

• Three Sovereigns for Sarah

  
  • 6-8
  • 9-12

  This is a true story. Nineteen people were hanged and one old man pressed to death, while hundreds of others suffered in jail cells during the "witch hysteria" of 1692. Each character you will see actually…  » more info

  • Episodes/length: 3 program(s) / 54 minutes
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  • Website: https://www.uen.org/emedia
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    • UIMC
    • PBS Utah
    • UEN-TV
    • EMEDIA

• Thurgood Marshall: Portrait of an American Hero

  
  • 6-8
  • 9-12

  The program traces the illustrious career of the first black person appointed as a Supreme Court justice. Students follow Thurgood Marshall through legal studies and private practice, where he concentrated…  » more info

  • Episodes/length: 1 program(s) / 27 minutes
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  • Website: https://www.uen.org/emedia
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    • UIMC
    • PBS Utah
    • UEN-TV
    • EMEDIA

• Time of Fear.

  
  • 6-8
  • 9-12

  In World War II, more than 110,000 Japanese-Americans were forced into relocation camps across the US. This film traces the lives of the 16,000 people who were sent to two camps in southeast Arkansas,…  » more info

  • Episodes/length: 1 program(s) / 56 minutes
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  • Website: https://www.uen.org/emedia
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    • UIMC
    • PBS Utah
    • UEN-TV
    • EMEDIA

• Tom Paine.

  
  • 6-8
  • 9-12

  In an intimate hour-long performance, Salt Lake City radio personality Hans Petersen brings to life a celebrated figure from America's revolutionary period, Thomas Paine. The program is a dramatic exploration…  » more info

  • Episodes/length: 1 program(s) / 55 minutes
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  • Website: https://www.uen.org/emedia
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    • UIMC
    • PBS Utah
    • UEN-TV
    • EMEDIA

• Topaz

  
  • 6-8
  • 9-12

  Topaz is the story of the thousands of San Francisco Bay Area Japanese who were separated from their property, livelihoods and constitutional rights, removed from their homes and shipped to a windswept…  » more info

  • Episodes/length: 1 program(s) / 58 minutes
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  • Website: https://www.uen.org/emedia
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    • UIMC
    • PBS Utah
    • UEN-TV
    • EMEDIA

• Turning Points In U.S. History

  
  • 6-8
  • 9-12
  • 13+

  Turning Points in U.S. History is a series designed to provide a clear overview of the people and events that became significant pivotal points in history. Rare archival footage and photographs, authentic…  » more info

  • Episodes/length: 36 program(s) / 26 minutes
  • Usage/copying rights: Expires 6/30/2034
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  • Availability:  
    • UIMC
    • PBS Utah
    • UEN-TV
    • EMEDIA