American Dream (2010)

1/3 - Plenty and Paranoia
New series. Documentary exploring the realities behind the national ethos of the United States, which promises that anyone can find happiness and prosperity whatever their social status. Archive footage and eyewitness accounts chart people's experiences of the American Dream, from the eve of the Second World War to the end of US involvement in Vietnam.

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2/3 - A Dream Denied
People who could not square the dream with the reality of their own lives, from Japanese and African Americans during the Second World War to radical groups including the Weather Underground and American Indian Movement.

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3/3 - One Nation Under God
Exploring the role of faith in the definition of the American Dream, charting its influence from the Pilgrim Fathers who envisaged a new world based on Christian principles, to the 1960s Beat Generation who rejected mainstream ideals hoping to reinvent the ethos. The programme looks at the traditional values of singer Pat Boone and former beauty queen Anita Bryant in contrast to those of the Merry Pranksters - conflicting visions that produced a divided America. Last in the series.

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