Independent Lens

American Denial

Season 16, Episode 9 of 17

"American Denial" uses the story of Gunnar Myrdal's 1944 investigation of Jim Crow racism as a springboard to explore the power of unconscious biases and how the ideals of liberty, equality and justice still affect notions of race and class today. By Llewellyn Smith.

Previously Aired

Day
Time
Channel
2/23/2015
10 p.m.
2/24/2015
3 a.m.
3/1/2015
9 p.m.
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