Trailer | The American Diplomat
Preview: Season 34 Episode 2 | 1m 46s
Explores the lives and legacies of three African American ambassadors.
Discover how three Black diplomats broke racial barriers at the US State Department during the Cold War. Asked to represent the best of American ideals abroad while facing discrimination at home, they left a lasting impact on the Foreign Service.
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Trailer | The American Diplomat
Preview: Season 34 Episode 2 | 1m 46s
Discover how three Black diplomats broke racial barriers at the US State Department during the Cold War. Asked to represent the best of American ideals abroad while facing discrimination at home, they left a lasting impact on the Foreign Service.
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Clip: S34 Ep2 | 52s | Carl Rowan: One of the highest ranking African Americans in the State Department. (52s)
Chapter 1 | The American Diplomat
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Clip: S34 Ep2 | 45s | Appointed as a minister to Liberia in 1948, Edward Dudley became an ambassador 1949. (45s)
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Clip: S34 Ep2 | 9m 47s | President Johnson tasked Carl Rowan to oversee the documentary on March on Washington. (9m 47s)
Clip: S34 Ep2 | 53s | Terence Todman's diplomatic career achieved him the prestigious rank of career ambassador. (53s)
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