Learn about an exciting new collaboration that marries photographs and words to bring Black history to life. Picturing Black History (https://www.picturingblackhistory.org/) is a collaborative project...
747 viewsJune 19, 1865 was a date that means so much to Texas. On that day in Galveston, Texas, slaves learned they were free. But actually realizing that freedom? It didn’t come easy. 'Juneteenth:1...
695 viewsLen Cannon and Mia Gradney highlight the lasting financial impact of Juneteenth on Black Americans and the challenges that remain. http://KHOU.com/Juneteenth This is the second consecutive yea...
758 viewsThis 2-hour special, narrated by Deon Cole, gives a fresh perspective of the black movement in America, from emancipation to the Civil Rights era. See more in this special. #StoriesfromtheRoadtoFre...
1,567 viewsA documentary on the lives and stories of African-American soldiers who fought during the Civil War, both the United States Colored Troops for the Union and the rarely discussed slaves who fought for ...
1,219 viewsSlavery by Another Name is a 90-minute documentary that challenges one of Americans’ most cherished assumptions: the belief that slavery in this country ended with the emancipation Proclamation.
1,454 viewsOfficial Website: https://to.pbs.org/2MFmZSR | #BlackChurchPBS Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of African American religion beginning with the trans-Atlantic slave trade and the extraord...
1,210 viewsTelevision became the primary source by which people were kept informed of events surrounding John F. Kennedy's assassination. In fact, television started to come of age before the assassination....
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1,556 viewsTera W. Hunter https://www.amazon.com/Bound-Wedlock-Marriage-Nineteenth-Century/dp/0674045718/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1498808027&sr=1-1&a...
1,262 viewsFrom the first settlers to the nation's Chief Executive. The African American presence in Chicago is deep and proud. From DuSable to Wells to Washington, the legacy is rich. Chicago tour guide an...
1,229 viewsA long-form documentary "sequel" to the original motion picture “Glory.” This documentary was directed by Star Wars/Lucasfilm legend and Oscar winner Ben ...
1,979 viewsA TV-16 special presentation. Tune in for this unprecedented television event tracing freedom's first steps in the Nation's Capital. "Enslavement to emancipation&a...
1,351 viewsAfrican American Life in Washington, DC, Before emancipation As Washington became the focus of abolitionism before the Civil War, antislavery activists argued that the sight of slavery and slave deal...
1,197 viewsIn 1862, the DC emancipation Act freed enslaved persons in the District of Columbia. Damani Davis, archivist, discusses petitions filed by owners and slaves under the Act. ⇒ Event Evaluation Form:...
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