Biography
Season 1, Episode 3: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
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A profile of orator and abolitionist Frederick Douglass (1818-95), who campaigned against slavery, discrimination and other injustices directed against blacks. Douglass, a former slave himself, also helped run the Underground Railroad, a series of safe houses for escaped slaves.
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
6 Apr. 1987
Episode 2
Al Capone: Scarface
Episode 3
Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
Episode 4
Bugsy Siegel
Episode 5
Dalai Lama: The Soul of Tibet
Episode 6
King Arthur: His Life and Legends
Episode 7
Lucky Luciano: Chairman of the Mob
Episode 8
Nelson Mandela: Journey to Freedom
Episode 9
Muhammad: The Prophet
Episode 10
Napoleon Bonaparte: The Glory of France
Episode 11
Bonnie & Clyde: The Story of Love & Death
Episode 12
Babe Ruth
Episode 13
Frederick Douglass
Episode 14
Lizzie Borden: A Woman Accused
Episode 15
Milton Hershey: The Chocolate King