Minnesota Experience

Celebrating the University of Minnesota's 50th Anniversary of the African American Studies program, This Free North reflects on the people and events that led to its formation as well as its connection to, and influence on, contemporary students. In the act of looking back, this documentary reminds the viewer that history is complicated, divisive, ongoing.

All Episodes - Season 2

Episode 1

Becoming Big League

Episode 2

Mayo Clinic: Faith - Hope - Science

Episode 3

St. Paul's Historic Hill: Salvaging a Gilded Past

Episode 4

The Experimental City

Episode 6

Historic Trails in Northern Minnesota

Episode 7

Minnesota 13: From Grain to Glass

Episode 8

Brew North: A Beer Story

Episode 9

North Star: Civil War Stories

Episode 10

Solid State: Minnesota’s High Tech Industry

Episode 11

Country Music: Made In Minnesota

Episode 12

This Free North

Episode 13

Best of Lost Twin Cities

Episode 14

Deadliest Blizzards & Fiercest Fires

Episode 15

Set In Stone: Exploring St. Paul's Oldest Neighborhood

Episode 16

First Avenue: Closer to the Stars

Episode 17

Bound By Earth: Archaeology In Minnesota

Episode 18

Parks for the People

Episode 19

Minnesota Remembers Vietnam: Perspectives

Episode 20

Lost Twin Cities 5