1969 (2019)
The six-part series features first-hand accounts of how the year's events came together at the same dizzying, chaotic time.
Cast:
Fortunate Sons
The gap between the generations grows; three soldiers share their experiences from the Vietnam War; the massacre at My Lai, where American soldiers slaughtered old men, women and children, ultimately changes popular sentiment about the war itself.
Generation Woodstock
The youth movements of 1969 that spurred the Woodstock festival and Stonewall riots.
The FBI and the Panther
Former Black Panther Party members give firsthand accounts that chronicle how they established themselves and became so influential in 1969, how their agenda involved and why the White House deemed them a threat.
The Girl in the Car
The story of Mary Jo Kopechne, who died in a car accident traveling with Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.).
Manson Girls
Two women describe the journeys that led each of them to join the so-called "Manson Family."