TV series

The Future of America's Past
2019 · 2 seasons
A thoughtful, unhurried tour of difficult history, led by a genial guide who makes hard conversations feel approachable and human.
- Overview
- Join Ed Ayers, award-winning historian and co-host of the hit podcast BackStory, as he travels to places that define the most misunderstood parts of America’s past. Visit sites Americans struggle to discuss and learn from National Park Service interpreters, museum educators, and cutting-edge guides how they engage a diverse public with the fullness of our nation’s history.
- How it feels
- Earnest, warm and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Memory, race, identity, education
- Content
- No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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