60 Second Histories
British Empire - trading companies
A look at the various trading companies that grew up including the East India Company, the Virginia Company and the Venetian company amongst others
Curated Video
Harriet Robinson Scott: A Personal Fight for Emancipation with National Ramifications
The story of the enslaved woman who challenged slavery in the highest court in the United States.
Mr. Beat
The Exodusters (Story Time with Mr. Beat)
Here's the story of the African Americans who fled the South after Reconstruction ended.
Curated Video
Elizabeth Freeman: Abolition Pioneer
Elizabeth Freeman played a critical role in the fight to end slavery in the United States.
Step Back History
Robert E Lee Tea
There has been a long attempt in American culture to rehabilitate Robert E Lee. Historians don't make him out to be this gentleman that documentaries put him out to be. I happen to be writing a big civil war project, so I felt like...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Did You Know? Ohio River Paddle Boats and the Underground Railroad
Learn more about the Underground Railroad, which helped enslaved people escape to freedom.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Frederick Douglass: Autobiographies
Learn about the autobiographical writings of Frederick Douglass with Dr. Noelle Trent.
Red Rock Films
Who was Frederick Douglass?
How an escaped slave became one of President Abraham Lincoln's most important advisers and one of his harshest critics.
Curated Video
The Underground Railroad
A sprawling network of secret routes, pathways and safe houses, the Underground Railroad helped countless enslaved people escape to freedom in the 18th and 19th centuries.
PBS
Why are 18 Year Olds Considered Adults?
While you might not personally consider your average 18 year old a full-fledged adult, 18 is a pretty magic number in the US. It's the the age when you can vote, go to war, work full time, and move out of their parents house. Why is this...
Curated Video
Ida B. Wells: Journalist and Anti-Lynching Activist
Investigative journalist Ida B. Wells made it her mission to exposing the horrors of racism in the American South, but it wasn't easy.
Curated Video
Women's Activism and Social Change
For centuries, women have used activism in the United States to voice their concerns about society and secure their rights as citizens. Activism is an important part of any democracy as it’s the way ordinary people shape nations.
Curated Video
Black Pride: An Evolution in Self Love
What does it mean to love being black and is there room for Black Pride today? Azie Dungey and Evelyn from the Internets discuss James Brown, Black Girl Magic, and Black identity on this first episode of Say It Loud.
Curated Video
Immigrant
This live-action video program is about the word Immigrant. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word Immigrant through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
Step Back History
The Confederate States of America
In this series, I look at countries which no longer exist, and how they loom over us today. This episode we look at the short-lived Confederate States of America.
Curated Video
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates
The Lincoln Douglas Debates of 1858 were some of the most controversial in US history. Having deepened the divide between North and South – they helped bring the nation to war.
Curated Video
The Founding Fathers: Who Were They Really?
The Founding Fathers were American patriots who helped create a nation, but there are some things you might not know about them...
Curated Video
Remember the Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo has become the stuff of legend – when 200 brave Texan fighters took a stand against a Mexican force of thousands. But there’s more to the story than meets the eye.
Curated Video
The Cotton Gin: An Infamous Invention
It mechanised cotton production by separating cotton from seeds – but increased the demand for slave labor. Discover how the cotton gin changed 18th century American society.
Curated Video
Nat Turner's Slave Rebellion
Nat Turner - known as the prophet in his enslaved community, led a violent uprising that changed everything.
WYPR
The Role of Slaves During the War of 1812
The War of 1812 between the United States and Britain is typically framed as a second war for independence. Less commonly known is the story of American slaves who were able to use the war as an opportunity to negotiate their freedom....
Curated Video
Dred Scott: Suing for Freedom
Dred Scott went to the US Supreme Court to sue for his freedom. The Court ruled that Black people were “inferior beings” with no Constitutional rights. This decision helped spark the American Civil War.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Did You Know? The Compromise of 1850
Learn more about the Compromise of 1850 and the events leading up to the American Civil War.