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The American Diplomat American Experience

Premiered February 15, 2022

The American Diplomat

Appointed as a minister to Liberia in 1948, Edward Dudley became an ambassador in 1949.

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President Johnson tasked Carl Rowan to oversee the documentary on March on Washington.

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Reframing The March on Washington

Explores the lives and legacies of three African American ambassadors.

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Carl Rowan was the highest ranking African American in the history of the State Department

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Appointed as a minister to Liberia in 1948, Edward Dudley became an ambassador 1949.

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Edward Dudley

Terence Todman served as U.S. ambassador to six nations over four decades.

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Appointed as a minister to Liberia in 1948, Edward Dudley became an ambassador in 1949.

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