This 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...
1,576 viewsThrough non-violent and more direct methods, people rally to fight segregation in South Africa, and several racist states in the United States like Georgia, Mississipi and Alabama. In the United State...
912 views1 hour program, produced in 1963 by WGBH, originally shot on film. Although most northern whites profess liberality and fair play, when the Negro advances in the direction of his pocketbook, his re...
1,039 viewsThe Civil War began as a means of preserving the Union. But to nearly four million African Americans, it held a much more personal promise. As Northern armies swept south, self-emancipated sl...
1,415 viewsProgram date: February 18, 2021 Bernard and Irene Schwartz Distinguished Speakers Series Gretchen Sorin, Craig Steven Wilder, Ric Burns (moderator) Presented in conjunction with the documentary...
1,212 viewsIn writing INVISIBLE MAN in the late 1940s, Ralph Ellison brought onto the scene a new kind of black protagonist, one at odds with the characters of the leading black novelist at the time, Richard Wri...
1,698 viewsThis video explores the era of Reconstruction (1863-1877). After the divisive, destructive Civil War, Abraham Lincoln had a plan to reconcile the country and make it whole again. Then he got shot, ...
2,000 viewsDiscover the real Harriet Tubman in this compelling documentary narrated by Alfrelynn Roberts and featuring expert interviews with leading scholars, including Dr. Eric Lewis Williams of the Smithsonia...
1,251 viewsBlack Power is a political slogan and a name for various associated ideologies aimed at achieving self-determination for people of African/Black descent.[1] It is used by African Americans in the Unit...
1,751 viewsWith shared stories, historical perspectives and remembrances, host Ernie Manouse guides a panel of local experts, authorities and community leaders through our area's connection with the civil r...
1,145 viewsWith shared stories, historical perspectives and remembrances, host Ernie Manouse guides a panel of local experts, authorities and community leaders through our area's connection with the civil r...
1,175 viewsAdapted from pieces the original Black Man's Land Trilogy, looking at Kenya's history from colonialism to independence. This film traces the history of the state of emergency declared by ...
1,509 viewsAdapted from pieces the original Black Man's Land Trilogy, looking at Kenya's history from colonialism to independence, this film deals with the arrival of the first European settlers toward...
1,238 viewsOn the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, witness a conversation with longtime congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis about his latest journey using graphic novels to move young people to...
1,344 viewsPart eleven of a 15-part series of documentaries produced by the American Broadcasting Company on the 20th century and the rise of the United States as a superpower. After the assassination of John...
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