"It went from being light to being looting," from Blackout American Experience

Premiered July 14, 2015
"It went from being light to being looting," from Blackout

During the 1977 blackout in New York City, the looting began very quickly. July 14 9/8c.

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American Experience

American Experience, TV's most-watched history series, brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.

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