PBS' offerings this fall

It's a packed fall on PBS, but for a quick orientation: "The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross," Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s portrait of black Americans over four centuries, is the centerpiece of the schedule, falling largely in November. As is John F. Kennedy, as PBS marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination with four special programs. But there is so much more. A quick overview:

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