9/11 (20th Anniversary)

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Today marks the 20th Anniversary of 9/11.
We’re continuing to suggest resources to learn more about that day and its consequences. We recommend sources for better understanding 9/11 and its aftermath.

9/11: Inside the President’s War 

Room (2021)

Ever wonder what it was like to be in the George W. Bush administration on 9/11? Inside the President’s War Room tells that story.

9/11: One Day in America (2021) 

The 9/11 attacks brought tragedy to New York City, but also highlighted the bravery and patriotism of its inhabitants. Over the course of six episodes, National Geographic’s 9/11: One Day in America lays out the events of 9/11 in New York City from the perspective of those survived them and those who came to their aid.

 

Generation 9/11 (2021)

Nearly three thousand people died in the 9/11 attacks. Some one hundred of them were expectant fathers. PBS’s Generation 9/11 tells the stories of seven children who never met their fathers because of the terrorist attacks. 

In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuyvesant High on 9/11 (2019)

 Students at Stuyvesant High School in lower Manhattan watched from their classrooms as the Twin Towers fell and their building shook in response. Two decades after the attack, director Amy Schatz gathered eight former Stuyvesant High students to recount their experiences from that day. 

Muslim in Trump's America (2020)

 Director Deeyah Khan explores the legacy of 9/11 and the recent rise in anti-Muslim intolerance using interviews with both Muslim Americans and members of hate groups. Khan captures a unique moment in the United States, filming before and amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the George Floyd protests.

Revealed: The Hunt for Bin Laden (2021)

Navy SEAL Team Six raided Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, around 1:00 a.m. on May 2, 2011. Moments later the al-Qaeda leader was dead. Although the raid lasted just thirty-eight minutes, years of searching and planning went into it. 

Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror (2021)

9/11 launched the United States into a fight against jihadist terrorism that continues to this day. Over the course of five episodes, Turning Point unpacks the events of 9/11, as well as the timeline and ramifications of the resulting war on terrorism. 

9/11 Kids  (2020)

Filmmakers follow up with the students who were with President George W. Bush when he learned of the 9/11 attacks.

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