Part Two: Spring

1968: The Year That Changed America Season 1 Episode 2

Overview:
As the poet said, “April is the cruelest month,” and it proves to be just that when Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis. In response, riots break out across the country. The Academy Award for Best Picture goes to the racially-themed In the Heat of the Night and Hair opens on Broadway. At Columbia University, striking students take control of the campus, leading to a bloody confrontation with police. As the battle of Khe Sahn rages in Vietnam, the United States and North Vietnam open peace talks in Paris. In the presidential race, Senators Kennedy and McCarthy battle each other from state to state in pursuit of the Democratic nomination. After the two trade victories, the nation turns its eyes to the final, fateful California primary.

Genre : Documentary

Actors : -

Release Date : 2018-05-27

Duration : 60 menit

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Part One: Winter
1. Part One: Winter
Part Two: Spring
2. Part Two: Spring
Part Three: Summer
3. Part Three: Summer
Part Four: Fall
4. Part Four: Fall


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