Culture

Family Pictures USA

Join host Thomas Allen Harris to explore American cities, towns, and rural communities through the lens of the family photo album, unearthing rich personal stories that expand our understanding of history, diversity and common values.

Detroit

55m 11s

Explore America's comeback city through photos and personal stories shared by residents. From the influence of the auto industry to labor unions to the Motown sound, Detroit's multilayered story is revealed via family narratives and memories.

Episodes

  • Detroit: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Detroit

    S1 E2 - 55m 11s

    Explore America's comeback city through photos and personal stories shared by residents. From the influence of the auto industry to labor unions to the Motown sound, Detroit's multilayered story is revealed via family narratives and memories.

  • North Carolina: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    North Carolina

    S1 E1 - 55m 11s

    Discover how this historically rural state built on tobacco and textiles is rapidly changing. Entrepreneurs find a warm welcome in Durham, Native Americans come home to ancestral lands, and families separated by race and class work toward healing.

Extras + Features

  • Preview | Southwest Florida: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Preview | Southwest Florida

    S1 - 30s

    Visit Ft. Myers and the Paradise Coast, home to ranchers, Native Americans and fishing communities. Explore cattle country in rural Florida and meet a family of migrant workers who now own the company that harvests the produce.

  • Preview | Detroit: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Preview | Detroit

    S1 - 30s

    Explore America’s comeback city through photos and personal stories shared by residents. From the influence of the auto industry to labor unions to the Motown sound, Detroit’s multilayered story is revealed via family narratives and memories.

  • Preview | North Carolina: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Preview | North Carolina

    S1 - 30s

    Discover how this historically rural state built on tobacco and textiles is rapidly changing. Entrepreneurs find a warm welcome in Durham, Native Americans come home to ancestral lands, and families separated by race and class work toward healing.

Schedule

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