When Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus ordered state National Guard troops to surround Little Rock's Central High School on September 4, 1957, blocking nine Black students from enrolling, the reverberations were felt worldwide. Discover the impact of American race relations on the global stage in THE AMERICAN DIPLOMAT, now streaming on the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel. #AmericanDiplomatPBS | American Experience | PBS

29K views · 407 reactions | On New Year's Eve, 1879, Thomas Edison unveiled his newest invention: the electric light. Onlookers came from across the country to see Edison's Menlo Park lab lit up with incandescent bulbs. Stream EDISON on the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel → https://to.pbs.org/41R6Zlz | American Experience | PBS | Facebook

199K views · 15K reactions | Preacher and the Bear" from the gospel group, The Jubalaires, kick-started the sounds we hear today. Can you hear the resemblance? Stay tuned for the Hip-Hop season of Sound Field • PBS coming next Wednesday! And If you're loving this, get ready for more music history coming your way. Be sure to also tune in to Fight The Power: How Hip-Hop Changed The World, hosted by Chuck D Coming Tues, January 31 on PBS  | PBS Digital Studios | Facebook