American History Movies

Comes one hundred years from the two-day Tulsa Massacre in 1921 that led to the murder of as many as 300 Black people and left as many as 10,000...

Denver’s iconic and Grammy Award-winning musicians reveal the secrets of their success and longevity in the music business while warning the...

Porky Pig balks at learning the Pledge of Allegiance until Uncle Sam appears to him in a dream and gives him a lesson in American history.

Agent Yellow is a powerful indictment of the U.S. government’s systematic prejudice against Chinese-American scientists. The film focuses on...

During WWII, Gordon Hirabayashi, a Japanese American, refused to be interned in U.S. concentration camps on the grounds that Executive Order 9066...

Documentary about WWII propaganda cartoons.

So much more than simply the story of the Thanksgiving meal, the epic saga of the Pilgrims is one of the fundamental narratives of our nation. This...

Known as the most liberal U.S. senator and "Border Czar," VP Kamala Harris has a long track record of policy positions; an in-depth look.

Charlotte Biltekoff is the author of “Eating Right in America” where she traces the food reform movements throughout American history....

Oscar nominated documentary short.

The inside story of Biden’s rise to the presidency, and the personal and political forces that shaped him and led to his dramatic decision to...

Black Is the Color highlights key moments in the history of Black visual art, from Edmonds Lewis’s 1867 sculpture Forever Free, to the work of...

The spectacular moon landing in 1969 was also a success of more than 100 technicians and engineers from Germany, some of whom had already...

Four key incidents in the public life of Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), seventh President of the United States.

The first major uprising against police brutality, harassment, and societal oppression was not at Stonewall in 1969, but at Compton's Cafeteria in...

Learn about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, on the one hundredth anniversary of the crime, and how the community of Tulsa is coming to terms with its...

Celebrate the 150th anniversary of the short-lived but far-reaching American Institution The Pony Express by following a historical re-enactment...

With a mission of collecting, preserving and making accessible the materials of human culture, the New York Public Library plays a vital role in the...

The enigmatic nature of the Nixon presidency combined comparatively progressive legislative initiatives with a flagrant abuse of presidential power...