German American Bund parade in New York City on East 86th Street. Oct. 30, 1937.

German American Bund parade in New York City on East 86th Street. Oct. 30, 1937.

Credit: Library of Congress

Next week, we’ll look back at a dark chapter in American history, explore the racial and physical barriers dividing a California town and much more. Take a look at what’s coming up!

Talking Black in America: Performance Traditions - Monday, January 22 at 10 PM

This documentary explores African American artistic forms like the Blues, Spirituals, Spoken Word, Preaching, Comedy and Hip Hop  to reveal a story about the creative use of African American Language and its function as a tool for survival, liberation and belonging within the Black Community.

Independent Lens: Racist Trees - Monday, January 22 at 11 PM

Were trees intentionally planted to exclude and segregate a Black neighborhood? In this documentary, racial tensions ignite in Palm Springs, California, over a fight to remove a wall of trees that form a barrier believed to exclude a community.

American Experience: Nazi Town, USA - Tuesday, January 23 at 9 PM

Explore the rise of the German American Bund, a 1930s organization of American Nazis. With chapters across the country, the Bund represented what experts believe was a “very real threat of fascist subversion in the United States.”

FRONTLINE: Israel’s Second Front - Tuesday, January 23 at 10 PM

FRONTLINE correspondent Ramita Navai investigates militants in the West Bank and Lebanon, their ties to Iran and their role in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.