Watch The Big Picture - Road to the Wall

Experience the American Journey through our country's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States. From the U.S. Army's THE BIG PICTURE television series, 1950-1975. Some walk, some ride, some are born on the way, many will die along the "Road to the Wall." From St. Petersburg, Russia in 1905 to Berlin and Cuba today, this week's THE BIG PICTURE tells the startling and ominous history of Soviet Communism and its increase during the past half-century.

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