Frontline: Season 38, Episode 9

America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump (Part One)

A two-part investigation into America’s increasingly bitter, divided and toxic politics. Part One of the documentary traces how Barack Obama’s promise of unity collapsed as increasing racial, cultural and political divisions laid the groundwork for the rise of Donald Trump.

Writing:
  • Ric Esther Bienstock
  • Neil Docherty
  • David Fanning

Stars:
Release Date: 1983-01-17
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44
TMDb: 7.5/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 55

Other episodes for this season

The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
Episode 1 - The Crown Prince of Saudi...
On The President's Orders
Episode 2 - On The President's Orders
Zero Tolerance
Episode 3 - Zero Tolerance
Fire in Paradise
Episode 4 - Fire in Paradise
In the Age of AI
Episode 5 - In the Age of AI
Kids Caught in the Crackdown/ Iraq's Secret Sex Trade
Episode 6 - Kids Caught in the Crackd...
For Sama
Episode 7 - For Sama
Targeting El Paso
Episode 8 - Targeting El Paso
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump (Part One)
Episode 9 - America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump (Part One)
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump (Part Two)
Episode 10 - America's Great Divide: F...
Taliban Country/The Luanda Leaks
Episode 11 - Taliban Country/The Luand...
Battle for Hong Kong
Episode 12 - Battle for Hong Kong
Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos
Episode 13 - Amazon Empire: The Rise a...
NRA Under Fire
Episode 14 - NRA Under Fire
Plastic Wars
Episode 15 - Plastic Wars
China Undercover
Episode 16 - China Undercover
Coronavirus Pandemic
Episode 17 - Coronavirus Pandemic
Inside Italy's COVID War
Episode 18 - Inside Italy's COVID War
The Virus: What Went Wrong?
Episode 19 - The Virus: What Went Wron...
Opioids, Inc.
Episode 20 - Opioids, Inc.
Once Upon A Time In Iraq
Episode 21 - Once Upon A Time In Iraq