American Experience S13E11 — Fatal Flood

8.2

American Experience•Season 13•Episode 11

Fatal Flood

8.2/10 · 37 votesApr 16, 200155 min

Ranked #4 of 11 in Season 13•+0.4 vs season avg

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Recalling the tidal wave of racial conflict that followed in the wake of the surging Mississippi as it inundated the delta town of Greenville, Miss., in April 1927. Greenville's leading planter, LeRoy Percy, was a racial moderate, but he joined other planters in refusing to

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E2 7.6

The Rockefellers (2)

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Return with Honor

E5 7.1

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Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part III

E10 8.1

Scottsboro: An American Tragedy

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Fatal Flood

E12 8.4

Stephen Foster

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Episode Summary

"Fatal Flood" is episode 11 of American Experience season 13. It scored 8.2/10 from 37 votes, ranking #4 of 11 episodes this season (season average 7.8). It aired on April 16, 2001.

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