Dec 02 Watch James McBride's 'The Good Lord Bird' offers 'room to laugh' at difficult history By PBS News Hour James McBride talks about the National Book Award winner in fiction, "The Good Lord Bird."… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch 5:51 James McBride's 'The Good Lord Bird' offers 'room to laugh' at difficult history Author James McBride talks about slavery and humor in "The Good Lord Bird."… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch 'Many Rivers to Cross' brings African-American history up to current day 'Many Rivers to Cross' brings African-American history up to current day… Continue watching
Nov 19 Watch 7:26 '12 Years a Slave' restores historic firsthand account to cultural consciousness By PBS News Hour In depicting American slavery, Hollywood has long left some of the most brutal realities largely unseen. But the filmmakers behind "12 Years a Slave" tried not to flinch in showing the full system of human subjugation. Jeffrey Brown talks to… Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch Abe's legacy as a foreign policy president revealed in 'Lincoln and the World' Abe's legacy as a foreign-policy president revealed in 'Lincoln and the World'… Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch 'Slavery by Another Name' Relays the Forgotten Stories of Post-Civil War Slaves 'Slavery by Another Name' Relays the Forgotton Stories of Post-Civil War Slavery… Continue watching
Nov 15 Watch Tony Horwitz Reads From 'Midnight Rising' Author Tony Horwitz reads from "Midnight Rising."… Continue watching
May 24 Watch Allende Examines the Caribbean's Chaotic History Through New Novel Jeffrey Brown speaks with best-selling author Isabelle Allende about colonialism and slavery in the 19th century Caribbean, and the links between New Orleans and Haiti. Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch From 'Dark Days' to 'Bright Nights,' Reexamining the Civil Rights Era In observance of Martin Luther King Day, Ray Suarez speaks with historian Peniel Joseph about his new book "Dark Days, Bright Nights: From Black Power to Barack Obama."… Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch Michelle Obama's Ancestry Reveals Intriguing Slave Tale Jeffrey Brown examines first lady Michelle Obama's ancestral path as the descendant of a slave. Continue watching