The West

Season 1, Episode 7

Episode Title: The Geography Of Hope (1877-1887)

Air Date: 1996-09-21

Overview:

Newcomers arrive by the millions, bringing a new spirit of conformity to the West. Indian children are taught to forsake their heritage, Mormons are told to abandon a tenet of their faith, and new laws deny Chinese and Mexican Americans a place in society. Yet the legend of the “Wild West” lives on, thanks to the greatest showman of the age.