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American Experience
The Polio Crusade
TV-PG
S21 • E2 Feb 2, 2009 55m7.9
The story of the polio crusade pays tribute to a time when Americans banded together to conquer a terrible disease. The medical breakthrough saved countless lives and had a pervasive impact on American philanthropy that continues to be felt today.