DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA – “Where Could I Be Better Off?” (Ep. 1) // America 250 OTR B4TV

“No novelty in the United States struck me more vividly than the equality of conditions.”

Tonight, B4TV presents the premiere of the 1962 series Democracy in America. Join Alexis de Tocqueville and Gustave de Beaumont as they set foot in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1831. They expected a new world; they found a new way of being human.

THE PRODUCTION LOG:

Starring: Barry Morse and Cyril Shaps

Historical Focus: The initial shock of the American pursuit of prosperity.

Original Air Date: January 17, 1962

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