The gripping and enduring struggle over freedom, equality, and justice told through the lives of the famous and the unknown, women and men, black and white, immigrant and native-born, the vital protagonists in the story of America in every era. Adapted from the Mid-Atlantic Emmy-winning series, Philadelphia: The Great Experiment.
Five-part documentary series for release in 2021 from History Making Productions
Produced and Directed by Andrew Ferrett
Written by Nathaniel Popkin
ADVANCE REVIEWS
“Very few history documentaries achieve the sweep of AMERICAN EXPERIMENT.”
—Thomas J. Sugrue, author of Sweet Land of Liberty
“Told with such startling intensity it is as if our lives depend on it.”
—Lorene Cary, author of The Price of a Child
“A riveting, cinematic narrative, a strong focus on history-making characters, and a keen attention to the historical record.”
—Donald L. Miller, author of Chicago: City of the Century
“A breakthrough in American Urban History.”
—Erica Armstrong Dunbar, author of Never Caught
“It isn’t often that we in the history profession discover new nourishment to feed the popular imagination‚ and no time may be better than the present, but I am delighted to say that AMERICAN EXPERIMENT is one.”
—Allen C. Guelzo, author of Gettysburg
