Historian Simon Schama looks at America with the eye of a curious and intrigued visitor, a traveler who helps us see ourselves as others see us—and, perhaps, as we really are. In this edition of the Journal, Schama joins Bill Moyers to share his thoughts on what events in America’s past can tell us about how we live today and what may be in store for the future. The program also offers a glimpse of writer/producer Norman Lear’s latest project, Born Again American, an initiative promoting the rebirth and re-expression of citizenship through informed and thoughtful activism. Broadcast date: January 16, 2009. (59 minutes)
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