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American Experience – American Coup: Wilmington 1898 • WXXI-WORLD

Tells the little-known story of a deadly race massacre and carefully orchestrated insurrection in North Carolina’s largest city in 1898.

American Experience – American Coup: Wilmington 1898 airs Friday, November 15 at 8 p.m. on WXXI-WORLD.

Stoking fears of “Negro Rule,” self-described white supremacists used intimidation and violence to destroy Black political and economic power and overthrow Wilmington’s democratically-elected, multi-racial government.

Photo: A mob celebrates in front of the burned Love & Charity Hall which housed the black-owned and -edited newspaper/Credit: The Daily Record. Courtesy of New Hanover County Public Library.

NOVA “Building Stuff: Boost It” • WXXI-TV

Hosted by professional engineer and former NASA researcher Dr. Nehemiah Mabry (“Dr. Nee”), this three-part series follows some of the most creative engineering experts as they build stuff that helps extend our range, amplify our abilities, and alter our environment for the better.

NOVA “Building Stuff: Boost It” airs Wednesdays, November 13-27 at 9 p.m. on WXXI-TV.

The series invites audiences to experience the ups and downs with engineers as they design, build, and test their way through challenges, inspiring the inner “maker” in all of us. The three episodes are:

● “Building Stuff: Boost It” (premieres Wednesday, Nov. 13) Around the world, engineers are finding ingenious ways to amplify our abilities and senses – allowing us to access and shape the world way beyond our natural abilities. From helping a blind man see without the use of his eyes to building a sling so powerful it can propel rockets into space, see why engineering just might be the closest thing to a superpower we humans have. This episode is presented as part of Move to IncludeTM, a WXXI and Golisano Foundation initiative designed to promote inclusion.

● “Building Stuff: Reach It!” (premieres Wednesday, Nov. 20)
From the time our species first evolved, we’ve been on the move. Not content to stay in one place, we’ve schemed and invented and built our way from one place to the next. From affordable deep sea subs to flying taxis to next-gen space habitats, see how today’s engineers are designing and building creative new ways for us to get all around — and even off — our planet.

● “Building Stuff: Change It!” (premieres Wednesday, Nov. 27)
For as long as humans have been around, we’ve been altering the spaces around us to better suit our needs. From accessing ancient wisdom to build a better water filter to designing a robot that uses acoustics to monitor coral reef health, see how today’s engineers are applying their craft to reshape the natural world and create new human-made environments to enhance our lives in amazing ways.

Photo: NASA researcher Dr. Nehemiah Mabry/ Credit© WGBH Educational Foundation

American Experience – American Coup: Wilmington 1898 • WXXI-TV

Tells the little-known story of a deadly race massacre and carefully orchestrated insurrection in North Carolina’s largest city in 1898.

American Experience – American Coup: Wilmington 1898 airs Tuesday, November 12 at 9 p.m. on WXXI-TV.

Photo: A mob celebrates in front of the burned Love & Charity Hall which housed the black-owned and -edited newspaper/Credit: The Daily Record. Courtesy of New Hanover County Public Library.

Chasing Voices: The Story of John Peabody Harrington • WXXI-WORLD

John Peabody Harrington crossed the U.S. chasing the last speakers of Native Languages.

Chasing Voices: The Story of John Peabody Harrington airs Friday, November 8 at 9 p.m. on WXXI-WORLD.

John Peabody Harrington crisscrossed the U.S. chasing the voices of the last speakers of Native America’s dying languages. Understanding languages was his gift, which became his obsession. From one tribal community to the next he went, working in collaboration with the last speakers documenting every finite detail of the language before it was lost forever.

Pompeii: The New Dig • WXXI-TV

Binge on this landmark three-part series that follows the biggest archaeological dig at Pompeii for a generation.

Pompeii: The New Dig airs Saturday, November 9 at 3 p.m. on WXXI-TV.

The series follows the biggest archaeological excavation in Pompeii for a generation. Exciting discoveries and fresco-inspired animations tell the story of life in Pompeii AD 79. It also imagines the horrors faced by resident as Vesuvius erupted.

Great Performances: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s 80th Anniversary • WXXI-TV

Featuring an all-star cast at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane, including Michael Ball, Daniel Dae Kim, Maria Friedman, Audra McDonald, Julian Ovenden and more.

Great Performances: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s 80th Anniversary airs Saturday, January 25 at 3 p.m. WXXI-TV

Beginning with their first collaboration on “Oklahoma!” in 1943, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II revolutionized Broadway by integrating music and dance with well-crafted storylines to create a cohesive new form of musical theater. With a string of blockbusters including “Carousel,” “South Pacific,” “The King and I,” “Flower Drum Song” and “The Sound of Music,” the duo garnered 34 Tony Awards along with 15 Academy Awards for their film adaptations. Directed and choreographed by Christopher Gattelli, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s 80th Anniversary features an all-star cast at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane, including Michael Ball, Joanna Ampil, Lucy St. Louis, Daniel Dae Kim, Maria Friedman, Audra McDonald, Julian Ovenden, Aaron Tveit, Marisha Wallace and Patrick Wilson, with additional surprise appearances by Rita Moreno and Andrew Lloyd Webber.

A Salute to Service 2024: A Veterans Day Celebration • WXXI-TV

Join country music superstar Mickey Guyton for a heartfelt Veterans Day celebration.

A Salute to Service 2024: A Veterans Day Celebration airs Friday, November 8 at 9 p.m. on WXXI-TV.

Join country music star Mickey Guyton for a heartfelt Veterans Day celebration honoring our nation’s heroes with inspiring military stories and performances by Craig Morgan, Christian McBride, Aubrey Logan, and the U.S. Army Field Band.

Playing Like a Girl: The House That Rob Built • WXXI-WORLD

A basketball dynasty built by a pioneering coach and girls from farms and reservations.

Playing Like a Girl: The House That Rob Built airs Sunday, November 4 at 7 p.m. on WXXI-WORLD.

In an era when gender discrimination in sports was the norm, Coach Selvig built a “house” of inclusion and empowerment at the University of Montana by recruiting female athletes from ranches, farms and Native reservations.