Season 2
6 episodes · Aug 29, 2023
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S2E1Charity Hospital: The Big Easy's Fight for Survival
Aug 29, 202342mA beloved hospital in the Big Easy was once the site of heroic efforts by medical staff and volunteers to evacuate patients after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Left in ruin, the historic Charity Hospital is being revitalized by another major New Orleans institution, Tulane University.
S2E2Oklahoma's Toxic Ghost Town
Sep 5, 202342mAn upstart mining town fuels the American war effort in both World Wars with its bountiful deposits of lead and zinc; the dusty remains of the mining efforts that put Picher on the map would condemn the city to abandonment years later.
S2E3Pullman, Chicago: The Town That Paralyzed the Nation
Sep 12, 202342mA railroad enterprise once built this company town for its workers to live in, but when thousands of employees went on strike, the military intervened; the history of the complex remains as relevant as ever.
S2E4Orangeburg: America's Hidden Massacre
Sep 19, 202342mThis bowling alley was once the site of a fatal struggle for desegregation.
S2E5Butler Island Plantation: The South's Dark Secret
Sep 26, 202341mThis secluded Georgia plantation marks a dark chapter in American history.
S2E6The Wright Brothers: Cleared for Takeoff
Oct 3, 202341mAn unassuming factory marks a seismic leap forward in how humans travel.