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"The Great War" Film Showing and Discussion
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Free. Free. Shown under special license from PBS.Location:
Truman Home Visitor Center 223 North Main Street Independence, MO 64050Repeating Event
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Starts at 6:00PM. Each episode lasts about two hours.
Description
A film and discussion series, dedicated to Captain Harry S Truman and all who served in The Great War.
Drawing on unpublished diaries, memoirs and letters, The Great War tells the rich and complex story of World War I through the voices of nurses, journalists, aviators and the American troops who came to be known as “doughboys.” The series explores the experiences of African-American and Latino soldiers, suffragists, Native American “code talkers” and others whose participation in the war to “make the world safe for democracy” has been largely forgotten. The Great War explores how a brilliant PR man bolstered support for the war in a country hesitant to put lives on the line for a foreign conflict; how President Woodrow Wilson steered the nation through years of neutrality, only to reluctantly lead America into the bloodiest conflict the world had ever seen, thereby transforming the United States into a dominant player on the international stage; and how the ardent patriotism and determination to support America’s crusade for liberty abroad led to one of the most oppressive crackdowns on civil liberties at home in U.S. history. It is a story of heroism and sacrifice that would ultimately claim 15 million lives and profoundly change the world forever.
Episode One will be shown in January, Episode Two in February, Episode Three in March.
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