Earth Days (PBS/American Experience, April 19)

[Frank W. Baker]

Director Robert Stone (“Oswald’s Ghost,“ “Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst”) traces the origins of the modern environmental movement through the eyes of nine Americans who propelled the movement from its beginnings in the 1950s to its moment of triumph in 1970 with the original Earth Day and to its status as a major political force in America. Go to the homepage for this program. Airs April 19 on most PBS stations.