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God in America | Episode Five: Soul of a Nation | PBS

Duration: 56:10 (Full Program)
Program: God in America #105
Broadcast Date: Oct. 13, 2010

Evangelist Billy Graham tries to inspire a revival, fusing faith and patriotism to battle "godless communism." Americans flock in record numbers to houses of worship; nonbelievers and religious minorities appeal to the Supreme Court for protections. Martin Luther King, Jr. emerges as a modern-day prophet, calling upon the nation to honor biblical teachings and the founders' democratic ideals.

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