What to Watch this Month: July

American Experience: The Vote

One hundred years after the passage of the 19th Amendment, The Vote tells the dramatic culmination story of the hard-fought campaign waged by American women for the right to vote, a transformative cultural and political movement that resulted in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history.

Trailer: https://www.pbs.org/video/trailer-vote-american-experience/?utm_source=bestofpbsnewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=mainpromo1&utm_content=20200701&utm_campaign=amex_2020

Viking Warrior Queen

Join a team of archaeologists as they examine one of the most significant Viking graves ever found and test the DNA of the remains of the female warrior buried inside, rewriting our understanding of Viking society.

Preview: https://www.thirteen.org/programs/secrets-of-the-dead/viking-warrior-queen-preview-el8xg2/?utm_source=pbsnewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=thirteenJuly2020&elqTrackId=21cc1c981f314baa86863b086becd263&elq=4ffb16c7642e4eb9bf69fd53f9474cf4&elqaid=4210&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=2342&elqcst=272&elqcsid=1696

A Capitol Fourth

Preview: https://www.pbs.org/video/2020-capitol-fourth-preview/?utm_source=whattowatchnews&utm_medium=email&utm_term=secondarypromo2&utm_content=20200701&utm_campaign=acaptiolfourth_2020

American Masters: Unladylike2020

This multimedia series consists of a one-hour special for broadcast and 26 digital short films featuring courageous, little-known and diverse female trailblazers from the turn of the 20th century.

Trailer: https://www.pbs.org/video/trailer-unladylike2020-vulzwa/?utm_source=whattowatchnews&utm_medium=email&utm_term=secondarypromo3&utm_content=20200701&utm_campaign=amms_2020

GP At the Met: The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

Enjoy the American folk opera set in 1920s Charleston with a score by George Gershwin. Premieres July 17th.

Preview: https://www.pbs.org/video/gp-met-porgy-and-bess-a7ve9p/?utm_source=whattowatchnews&utm_medium=email&utm_term=secondarypromo5&utm_content=20200701&utm_campaign=gper_2020

PBS American Portrait

A digital first initiative, American Portrait begins as a platform for people to share photos, videos, and text submissions and capture the state and spirit of our nation.

Preview: https://www.pbs.org/video/preview-pbs-american-portrait/?utm_source=whattowatchnews&utm_medium=email&utm_term=secondarypromo6&utm_content=20200203&utm_campaign=ampo_2020

PBS Short Film Festival

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srxm973SMBM