Coming in 2023 | Season 35 | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | PBS

Summary

This season of American Experience explores uniquely American phenomena like the polygraph's surprising evolution from interrogation tool to marketing device, the rich folklore preserved by Harlem Renaissance figure Zora Neale Hurston, and the hidden, anti-capitalist origins of the board game Monopoly. These films reveal unexpected truths about American ingenuity, cultural preservation, and capitalism, encouraging audiences to appreciate these historical figures and events anew.