Newcomers arrive by the millions, bringing a new spirit of conformity to the West. Indian children are taught to forsake their heritage, Mormons are told to abandon a tenet of their faith, and new laws deny Chinese and Mexican Americans a place in society. Yet the legend of the "Wild West" lives on, thanks to the greatest showman of the age. |
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Title: | The Geography of Hope (1877-1887) | |
Air Date: | September 21, 1996 | |
Runtime: | 90 min | |
prism : very confusing episode.