The Massacre That Shook the Empire
The Massacre That Shook the Empire
Writer Sathnam Sanghera explores the events leading up to 1919's Jallianwala Bagh massacre, in which hundreds of peaceful protestors in Amritsar, India, were gunned down by British troops. Sathnam explores the profound implications of the massacre on modern attitudes to the British Empire, and travels to Punjab to meet descendants of the survivors
The Massacre That Shook the Empire airs on PBS America at 8:00 AM, Friday 26 April.
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Chris Durlacher
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Narinder Minhas
Executive Producer