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American Experience  Historian Ira Berlin

Historian Ira Berlin discusses the state of the nation on the eve of the Civil War. Details

 

Program: American Experience

Episode: Historian Ira Berlin

Historian Ira Berlin discusses the underground railroad and African Americans in both the North and the South on the eve of the Civil War.

Duration: (9:14)
Premiere Date: 06/20/2011
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: NR


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