In the late nineteenth century, as America’s largest cities grew dangerously congested, the time had come to replace the nostalgic horse-pulled carriages clogging the streets with a faster, cleaner, safer form of transportation. Ultimately, it was Boston—a city of so many firsts—that overcame a litany of engineering challenges, the selfish interests of businessmen, and the great fears of its citizenry to construct America’s first subway. THE RACE UNDERGROUND tells the dramatic story of an invention that changed the lives of millions. Co-Presented with First Look, WGBH’s premier showings of its highly acclaimed new films. Image source: American Experience
Rossi’s production credits for AMERICAN EXPERIENCE include Building the Alaska Highway and The Gold Rush. He also worked on The War That Made America, a four-hour PBS series about the French and Indian War. Rossi completed the B.A./M.A. program in U.S. History at Boston College, where he has been a guest lecturer for the Black Studies course Eyes on the Prize. Currently, Rossi works on the Peabody Award-winning television series Design Squad, an engineering competition show produced by the Children’s Programming Department at WGBH Boston.
Susan Bellows was a Senior Producer at American Experience.