Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou was an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees.

  • Title: Maya Angelou
  • Popularity: 7.252
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1928-04-04
  • Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Maya Angelou Movies

  • 2018
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    Becky and the Birds

    Becky and the Birds

    1 2018 HD

    A short film based on the self-titled extended play album “Becky and the Birds” by Becky and the Birds (Thea Gustafsson).

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  • 2009
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    Good Hair

    Good Hair

    6.5 2009 HD

    An exposé of comic proportions that only Chris Rock could pull off, GOOD HAIR visits beauty salons and hairstyling battles, scientific...

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  • 1995
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    How to Make an American Quilt

    How to Make an American Quilt

    6.4 1995 HD

    Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn...

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  • 1993
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    Poetic Justice

    Poetic Justice

    6.869 1993 HD

    Still grieving after the murder of her boyfriend, hairdresser Justice writes poetry to deal with the pain of her loss. Unable to get to Oakland to...

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  • 1999
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    The Unfinished Journey

    The Unfinished Journey

    6 1999 HD

    A short about American life and history produced for the millennium New Year's Eve celebration.

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  • 2006
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    Madea's Family Reunion

    Madea's Family Reunion

    6.3 2006 HD

    Southern matriarch Madea has a lot on her plate. Her nieces, Vanessa and Lisa, have relationship troubles - Vanessa moves into Madea's house with her...

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  • 2008
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    Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed

    Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed

    7 2008 HD

    An American story. Traces the career of Joe Louis (1914-1981) within the context of American racial consciousness: his difficulty getting big fights...

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  • 2022
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    Why Is We Americans?

    Why Is We Americans?

    1 2022 HD

    The story focuses on Newark's Baraka family and its involvement in social activism, poetry, music, art and politics.

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  • 1957
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    Calypso Heat Wave

    Calypso Heat Wave

    1 1957 HD

    A jukebox operator helps promote a calypso craze.

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  • 2021
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    A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings

    A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings

    1 2021 HD

    Song for Cesar is a documentary film with a unique view of the life and legacy of Cesar Chavez and the farmworker movement. The film tells a...

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  • 1998
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    The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens

    The Enchanted Island Madagascar: The Living Edens

    1 1998 HD

    Travel to the mysterious island that time forgot -- the island of Madagascar. Nestled in the tranquil waters of the Indian Ocean off the coast of...

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  • 1992
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    Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists

    Kindred Spirits: Contemporary African American Artists

    1 1992 HD

    Contemporary African-American artists tell how their art and lives have been affected by African influences and their own experiences living as Black...

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  • 2010
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    One Night in Vegas

    One Night in Vegas

    6.2 2010 HD

    On the evening of Sept. 7, 1996, Mike Tyson, the WBC heavyweight champion, attempted to take Bruce Seldon’s WBA title at the MGM Grand in Las...

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  • 1998
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    Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years

    Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years

    1 1998 HD

    The composer-arranger-producer is honored in a tribute taped in 1997.

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  • 1977
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    The Richard Pryor Special?

    The Richard Pryor Special?

    6.75 1977 HD

    Richard Pryor wanders around the NBC Studio, encountering various eccentrics. Meanwhile, the Reverend James L. White, the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin...

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  • 2024
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    Maya Angelou at the BBC

    Maya Angelou at the BBC

    2 2024 HD

    Bonnie Greer looks back on the extraordinary life of one of literature’s most significant and inspirational figures, Maya Angelou, through an...

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  • 2014
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    The Power of the Heart

    The Power of the Heart

    6 2014 HD

    From the director of ‘THE SECRET’ comes this unparalleled and life-changing film about the astonishing power and intelligence of your...

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  • 2024
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    Daedalus

    Daedalus

    10 2024 HD

    "Fly too high and you will burn, go too low and you won't breathe." Daedalus weaves a tale of ambition and caution through an ancient myth, set in a...

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  • 1996
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    Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

    Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

    5.864 1996 HD

    Can there be such a thing as too much Christmas? Find out... when a magical Christmas wish is granted and Elmo gets to see what the world would be...

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  • 2016
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    Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

    Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

    7.9 2016 HD

    A celebration of Dr. Maya Angelou by weaving her words with rare and intimate archival photographs and videos, which paint hidden moments of her...

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  • 2003
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    Sisters in Cinema

    Sisters in Cinema

    1 2003 HD

    Explores the careers of twenty black women working as film directors.

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  • 1989
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    James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

    James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

    1.5 1989 HD

    James Baldwin was at once a major 20th century American author, a Civil Rights activist and, for two crucial decades, a prophetic voice calling...

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  • 1997
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    Perfect Moment

    Perfect Moment

    1 1997 HD

    In this documentary, artist-filmmaker Nicholas Hondrogen asks people to describe memorable moments of their lives. Some, such as Norman Lear and...

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  • 2018
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    Words Are Things

    Words Are Things

    1 2018 HD

    Some day we’ll be able to measure the power of words but in the meantime let’s be careful about the words we use.

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  • 2009
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    The Black Candle

    The Black Candle

    5.8 2009 HD

    The origins of Kwanzaa and the seven principles upon which the pan-African holiday derives its meaning are explored in this fascinating documentary....

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  • 1993
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    There Are No Children Here

    There Are No Children Here

    5.5 1993 HD

    The devastating story of brothers Lafayette and Pharoah Rivers, children of the Chicago ghetto, is powerfully told here by a Wall Street Journal...

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  • 2015
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    I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song

    I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song

    1 2015 HD

    I HOPE YOU DANCE: the power and spirit of song is the first full length documentary film to explore how one extraordinary song has transformed...

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  • 2011
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    On the Shoulders of Giants

    On the Shoulders of Giants

    6.3 2011 HD

    The story of the Harlem Rens: the greatest basketball team you never heard of.

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  • 1994
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    Malcolm X: Make It Plain

    Malcolm X: Make It Plain

    10 1994 HD

    Narrated by actress Alfre Woodard, this trenchant, eye-opening doc traces the radical civil rights leader’s life from his tumultuous childhood,...

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  • 1987
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    Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words

    Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words

    1 1987 HD

    Aimé Césaire - Le Masque des mots is a portrait of the Martinican writer who calls himself a rebellious negro and for whom the poetic...

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  • 2018
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    Mr. SOUL!

    Mr. SOUL!

    7 2018 HD

    On the heels of the Civil Rights Movement, one fearless black pioneer reconceived a Harlem Renaissance for a new era, ushering giants and rising...

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  • 2020
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    Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde

    Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde

    1 2020 HD

    As the Sars-Covid 19 pandemic increased, Rubiane Maia was in Folkestone, England, and Tom Nobrega in Tarapoto, in the Peruvian Amazon. Both were...

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  • 1996
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    Angelou on Burns

    Angelou on Burns

    1 1996 HD

    This award-winning documentary tells the story of the American poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou’s journey to Ayrshire to visit the...

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  • 2012
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    Paul Simon: Under African Skies

    Paul Simon: Under African Skies

    7.3 2012 HD

    Paul Simon returns to South Africa to explore the incredible journey of his historic Graceland album, including the political backlash he received...

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  • 1959
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    Porgy and Bess

    Porgy and Bess

    6.146 1959 HD

    In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar...

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  • 1994
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    Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

    Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

    7 1994 HD

    Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! was a 1994 TV special that aired on ABC to celebrate Sesame Street's 25th...

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  • 1998
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    Down in the Delta

    Down in the Delta

    6.4 1998 HD

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  • 1972
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    Georgia, Georgia

    Georgia, Georgia

    5.2 1972 HD

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  • 1979
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    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

    3.7 1979 HD

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  • 1979
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    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

    3.7 1979 HD

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  • 1960
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    Integration Report 1

    Integration Report 1

    7.7 1960 HD

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  • 1975
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    All Day Long

    All Day Long

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1972
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    Georgia, Georgia

    Georgia, Georgia

    5.2 1972 HD

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  • 1996
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    America's Dream

    America's Dream

    7 1996 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Richard Pryor Special?

    The Richard Pryor Special?

    6.75 1977 HD

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  • 1982
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    Sister, Sister

    Sister, Sister

    1 1982 HD

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  • 2009
    imgMovies

    The Black Candle

    The Black Candle

    5.8 2009 HD

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  • 1976
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    The Tapestry

    The Tapestry

    6 1976 HD

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  • 1982
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    Sister, Sister

    Sister, Sister

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1994
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    Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

    7.2 1994 HD

    Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives.

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  • 1977
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    The Richard Pryor Show

    The Richard Pryor Show

    6 1977 HD

    The Richard Pryor Show is an American comedy variety series starring Richard Pryor. It premiered on NBC on Tuesday, September 13, 1977 at 8 p.m....

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  • 1996
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    Moesha

    Moesha

    6.806 1996 HD

    Moesha was an American sitcom series that aired on the UPN network from January 23, 1996 to May 14, 2001. The series stars R&B singer Brandy Norwood...

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  • 1999
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    The Early Show

    The Early Show

    5.7 1999 HD

    The Early Show is an American morning television show which was broadcast by CBS from New York City from 1999 to 2012. The program aired live from 7...

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  • 1951
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    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    8.667 1951 HD

    Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The...

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  • 1993
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    Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

    4.5 1993 HD

    Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network focusing on different celebrities, which includes...

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  • 2005
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    Iconoclasts

    Iconoclasts

    6 2005 HD

    Iconoclasts is a Sundance Channel show. Each episode pairs two "creative visionaries" who discuss their lives, influences, and art, most of whom are...

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  • 1997
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    The Gregory Hines Show

    The Gregory Hines Show

    1 1997 HD

    The Gregory Hines Show is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS. The series premiered on Monday, September 15, 1997 before airing on...

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  • 1986
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    American Masters

    American Masters

    7.1 1986 HD

    American Masters is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists,...

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  • 2004
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    America Beyond the Color Line

    America Beyond the Color Line

    6 2004 HD

    Henry Louis Gates Jr., Harvard's chair of Afro-American Studies, travels the length and breadth of the United States to take the temperature of black...

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  • 2017
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    The Nineties

    The Nineties

    6.9 2017 HD

    Hit rewind and explore the most iconic moments and influential people of The Nineties, the decade that gave us the Internet, DVDs, and other cultural...

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  • 1995
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    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

    6 1995 HD

    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child is an American anthology animated television series.

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  • 1996
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    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    3.5 1996 HD

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show was an American daytime television talk show hosted and produced by actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell. It aired for six...

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  • 1977
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    Roots

    Roots

    7.4 1977 HD

    The epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in the acclaimed twelve hour mini-series Roots, was...

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  • 1971
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    Great Performances

    Great Performances

    5.2 1971 HD

    The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular...

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  • 1970
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    Assignment America

    Assignment America

    1 1970 HD

    A weekly series with alternating interviewer: Harvard psycho-historian Doris Kerns; poet, playwright and author Maya Angelou; syndicated columnist...

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