American Masters 33
2019-01-02 | Documentary | 12 episodes38 Seasons
Episode
Decoding Watson (2019)
Meet James Watson, the Nobel Prize-winning scientist behind the double helix as he confronts his complex legacy. With unprecedented access to Watson and his family, "American Masters: Decoding Watson" explores his life, achievements, controversies and contradictions.
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me (2019)
Sammy Davis, Jr. had the kind of career that was indisputably legendary, so vast and multi-faceted that it was dizzying in its scope and scale. And yet, his life was complex, complicated and contradictory. Davis strove to achieve the American Dream in a time of racial prejudice and shifting political territory.
Charley Pride (2019)
Raised in segregated Mississippi, country performer Charley Pride proves artistic expression can triumph over prejudice and injustice.
Holly Near: Singing for Our Lives (2019)
For 40 years, singer and activist Holly Near works on global social justice coalition-building in the women's and lesbian movements.
Joseph Pulitzer: Voice Of The People (2019)
Hungarian immigrant Joseph Pulitzer becomes one of America's most feared and admired newspaper moguls and a crusader for freedom of the press.