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Shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, the U.S. military and the FBI arrested more than 110,000 American citizens of Japanese ancestry.

From Spanish missions, to a French shipwreck, to a former sugarcane plantation, we visit to ask: How did Texas become Texas?

On March 25, 1911, New York City’s Triangle Shirtwaist Factory burst into flames, and 146 workers — nearly all young women, many of them teenage immigrants — perished.

At Virginia’s Fort Monroe, we discover a remarkable place: the spot where slavery began in British North America, and the site where it began to unravel during the Civil War.

Journey to the front lines of American history.

At Virginia’s Fort Monroe, we discover a remarkable place: the spot where slavery began in British North America, and the site where it began to unravel during the Civil War.

TV stations

To unify all of our stations and media offerings across platforms and simplify our message in a crowded media landscape, on August 5 we changed our name from WCVE to VPM.

Harrisonburg Currently named After Aug. 5 WVPT 51.1 Staunton WVPT VPM PBS

David Bailey is joined by Senator Mark Warner. Senator Warner talks about taking on issues in military housing. How tariffs can be a tax on American Families. The status of the United States, Mexico, Canada Agreement. And more.