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Pregnant Freshman Recalls the Moment She Was Shot

TOWER premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Tuesday, February 14, 2017.

01/31/2017 | Rating NR

Independent Lens

Pregnant Freshman Recalls the Moment She Was Shot

Clip: Season 18 Episode 9 | 1m 34sVideo has Closed Captions

TOWER premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Tuesday, February 14, 2017.

In this excerpt from Independent Lens documentary TOWER, Claire, a pregnant, 18-year-old freshman at the time, gives us a sense of the moments on the University of Texas campus on August 1, 1966, when her and her boyfriend, were hit by a sniper's bullet.

01/31/2017 | Rating NR

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Clip: S18 Ep9 | 1m 57s | TOWER premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Tuesday, February 14, 2017. (1m 57s)

Keith Maitland and Claire Wilson James Talk About TOWER

Preview: S18 Ep9 | 2m | Filmmaker Keith Maitland and Survivor Claire Wilson James Talk About TOWER (2m)

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