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6.2

American Experience•Season 2•Episode 10

Journey to America

6.2/10 · 14 votesDec 5, 198955 min

Ranked #14 of 15 in Season 2•−0.6 vs season avg

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A tribute to the twelve million people who emigrated to the U.S. between 1890 and 1920. A recapturing of the journey through Europe to seaport towns, to the arrival in New York Harbor, and into the early months of settlement from urban ghettos out into

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E1 6.6

The Great Air Race of 1924

Demon Rum

A Family Gathering

The Great War: 1918

Wildcatter: A Story of Texas Oil

Forever Baseball

Mr. Sears' Catalogue

Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven

Adam Clayton Powell

Journey to America

Ballad of a Mountain Man

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E12 6.8

Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice

Orphans of the Storm

Forbidden City, USA

Battle for Wilderness

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E16

Roots of Resistance: The Story of the Underground Railroad

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Episode Summary

"Journey to America" is episode 10 of American Experience season 2. It scored 6.2/10 from 14 votes, ranking #14 of 15 episodes this season (season average 6.8). It aired on December 5, 1989.

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