Untold Stories From WWI

The Leonard Lopate Show | Apr 7, 2017

Filmmakers Amanda Pollak, Rob Rapley and Stephen Ives join us to discuss their new 3-part documentary for PBS American Experience, “The Great War.” The film draws on unpublished diaries and letters to share the untold stories of African-American and Latino soldiers, suffragists, Native American “code talkers” and others.

PBS American Experiences' "The Great War" premiers on April 10th on PBS.  

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