Defying The Nazis: The Sharps' War

Premiered Sept. 20

Ken Burns reveals an American couple's secret 1939 mission to help refugees escape Nazis.

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Premiered Sept. 20

Ken Burns reveals an American couple's secret 1939 mission to help refugees escape Nazis.

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Ken Burns reveals American couple’s secret mission in 1939 to help refugees escape Nazis.

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