| American Experience | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Release | |
| Original network | PBS |
| Original release | September 20, 1992 (1992-09-20) – March 1, 1993 (1993-03-01) |
| Season chronology | |
← Previous Season 4 Next → Season 6 | |
| List of episodes | |
Season five of the television programAmerican Experience originally aired on thePBS network in theUnited States on September 20,1992 and concluded on March 1,1993. This is the fifth season to featureDavid McCullough as the host. The season contained 12 new episodes and began with the first part ofThe Kennedys film, "The Father, 1900–1961".
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Categories | Original release date | |
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| 57 | 1 | "The Kennedys (Part 1)"[1] | James A. Devinney, David Espar, Marilyn H. Mellowes &Phillip Whitehead | Biographies, Politics, Presidents | September 20, 1992 (1992-09-20) | |
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| 58 | 2 | "The Kennedys (Part 2)" | David Espar & James A. Devinney | Biographies, Politics, Presidents | September 21, 1992 (1992-09-21) | |
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| 59 | 3 | "The Donner Party"[2] | Ric Burns | The American West | October 28, 1992 (1992-10-28) | |
| —[a] | 4 | "Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II" | William Miles &Nina Rosenblum | —[a] | November 11, 1992 (1992-11-11) | |
| 60 | 5 | "George Washington: The Man Who Wouldn't Be King"[8] | David Sutherland | Biographies, Presidents | November 18, 1992 (1992-11-18) | |
| 61 | 6 | "Last Stand at Little Big Horn"[9] | Paul Stekler | Native American History | November 25, 1992 (1992-11-25) | |
| 62 | 7 | "If You Knew Sousa"[10] | Tom Spain | Popular Culture | December 9, 1992 (1992-12-09) | |
| 63 | 8 | "Simple Justice"[11] | Helaine Head | Civil Rights | January 18, 1993 (1993-01-18) | |
The film dramatizes the struggle ofCharles Hamilton Houston andThurgood Marshall to achieve racial justice. The film is in part based on the book,Simple Justice: The History of Brown v. Board of Education and Black America's Struggle for Equality, byRichard Kluger. | ||||||
| 64 | 9 | "Knute Rockne and His Fighting Irish"[12] | Diane Garey & Lawrence Hott | Biographies | January 25, 1993 (1993-01-25) | |
| 65 | 10 | "Sit Down and Fight"[13] | Charlotte Mitchell Zwerin | Biographies | February 1, 1993 (1993-02-01) | |
| 66 | 11 | "Rachel Carson's Silent Spring"[14] | Neil Goodwin | The Natural Environment | February 8, 1993 (1993-02-08) | |
| 67 | 12 | "Goin' Back to T–Town"[15] | Samuel D. Pollard & Joyce Vaughn | Biographies, Civil Rights | March 1, 1993 (1993-03-01) | |