American Experience season 16

*American Experience*
American Experience
Season 16
No. of episodes	9
Release
Original network	PBS
Original release	September 8, 2003 –; May 3, 2004
Season chronology
	← Previous; Season 15 Next →; Season 17
	List of episodes

Season sixteen of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on September 8, 2003 and concluded on May 3, 2004. The season contained nine new episodes and began with the eighth and final part of the miniseries New York: A Documentary Film, "The Center of the World".

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Categories	Original air date
186	1	"New York: A Documentary Film (Part 8)"^[1]	Ric Burns	Popular Culture, Technology	September 8, 2003 (2003-09-08)
Part 8: "The Center of the World" - Recounts the history of the World Trade Center. The film was produced following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
187	2	"Reconstruction: The Second Civil War (Part 1)"^[2]	Llewellyn M. Smith	Civil Rights, War	January 12, 2004 (2004-01-12)
188	3	"Reconstruction: The Second Civil War (Part 2)"	Elizabeth Deane	Civil Rights, War	January 13, 2004 (2004-01-13)
189	4	"Citizen King"^[4]	Orlando Bagwell & W. Noland Walker	Biographies, Civil Rights	January 19, 2004 (2004-01-19)
The film chronicles the last five years of Martin Luther King Jr.'s life before his assassination in 1968. The film aired to coincide with the 75th anniversary of King's birthday.^[3]
190	5	"Remember the Alamo"^[5]	Joseph Tovares	The American West, War	February 2, 2004 (2004-02-02)
191	6	"Tupperware!"^[6]	Laurie Kahn-Leavitt	Popular Culture	February 9, 2004 (2004-02-09)
192	7	"Emma Goldman"^[7]	Mel Bucklin	Biographies, Politics	April 12, 2004 (2004-04-12)
193	8	"Patriots Day"^[8]	Marian Marzynski	Popular Culture	April 19, 2004 (2004-04-19)
The film examines the reenactment of the Battles of Lexington and Concord and the personal lives of the reenactors.
194	9	"Golden Gate Bridge"^[9]	Ben Loeterman	Technology	May 3, 2004 (2004-05-03)

References

^ "American Experience | New York: The Center of the World". PBS. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
^ "American Experience | Reconstruction: The Second Civil War". PBS. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
^ Ryan, Suzanne C. (January 18, 2004). "'King' Explores the Leader's Last Years Humanizing Portrait Looks at His Evolution". Boston Globe.
^ "American Experience | Citizen King". PBS. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
^ "American Experience | Remember the Alamo". PBS. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
^ "American Experience | Tupperware!". PBS. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
^ "American Experience | Emma Goldman". PBS. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
^ "American Experience | Patriots Day". PBS. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
^ "American Experience | Golden Gate Bridge". PBS. Retrieved September 22, 2019.

[1] "American Experience | New York: The Center of the World". PBS. Retrieved April 2, 2019.

[2] "American Experience | Reconstruction: The Second Civil War". PBS. Retrieved December 14, 2012.

[3] Ryan, Suzanne C. (January 18, 2004). "'King' Explores the Leader's Last Years Humanizing Portrait Looks at His Evolution". Boston Globe.

[4] "American Experience | Citizen King". PBS. Retrieved May 29, 2018.

[5] "American Experience | Remember the Alamo". PBS. Retrieved September 9, 2019.

[6] "American Experience | Tupperware!". PBS. Retrieved May 29, 2018.

[7] "American Experience | Emma Goldman". PBS. Retrieved May 29, 2018.

[8] "American Experience | Patriots Day". PBS. Retrieved February 15, 2019.

[9] "American Experience | Golden Gate Bridge". PBS. Retrieved September 22, 2019.

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