In 1976 America celebrated its Bicentennial with fireworks and parades. Journalist Bill Moyers asked a hard question: what happened to the revolution itself? Fifty years ago, Moyers gave THIRTEEN viewers a raw look at the American Bicentennial — a country still recovering from the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon’s resignation, and devastating losses in the Vietnam War. Instead of painting a happy illusion, Moyers captured "baffled and bored" Americans dealing with unemployment, inequality, materialism, and the gap between the promises of 1776 and the reality of the 1970s. Blending archival footage and man-on-the-street reporting with sharp commentary from historians and analysts, this report exposes a harsh truth: our democracy says "equal rights," but our economic system delivers profoundly unequal outcomes. Decades later, the same battles are still ongoing. Moyers' reporting raises a heavy question for the modern day: can the American spirit be rekindled as the nation approaches "...