From the film Freedom Riders: Israel Dresner on His...
Israel Dresner speaks about joining the Freedom Rides.
From the film Freedom Riders: Hank Thomas on the Cold War
Hank Thomas speaks about it being easier to drive across East Berlin than the American South.
From the film Freedom Riders: John Patterson on the South
John Patterson speaks about JFK carrying the Solid South.
From the film Freedom Riders: John Patterson on Slow...
John Patterson speaks about the slow progress of integration.
From the film Freedom Riders: John Patterson on Jim Crow...
John Patterson speaks about Jim Crow Laws.
From the film Freedom Riders: William Harbour on His...
William Harbour speaks about Bull Connor taking the Freedom Ride to the Tennessee/Alabama border
From the film Freedom Riders: Hank Thomas on The Media
Hank Thomas speaks about dressing well during the Freedom Rides.
From the film Freedom Riders: John Patterson on the...
John Patterson speaks about the Freedom Ride in Anniston.
From the film Freedom Riders: Hank Thomas on Meeting...
Hank Thomas talks about meeting with white students from American University.
From the film Freedom Riders: Rev. C.T. Vivian on the...
Reverend C.T. Vivian speaks about the Kennedys' response to the Freedom Riders.
From the film Freedom Riders: Israel Dresner on Nonviolence
Israel Dresner speaks about Nonviolence.
George H.W. Bush, Part 2 Preview
This biography examines the life and career of our often overlooked 41st president, from his service in WWII and his early career in Texas to his days in the Oval Office, first as vice president to Ronald Reagan, then as the leader who presided over the first Gulf War. The film also explores Bush's role as the patriarch of a political family whose influence is unequaled in modern American life.
George H.W. Bush, Part 1 Preview
This biography examines the life and career of our often overlooked 41st president, from his service in WWII and his early career in Texas to his days in the Oval Office, first as vice president to Ronald Reagan, then as the leader who presided over the first Gulf War. The film also explores Bush's role as the patriarch of a political family whose influence is unequaled in modern American life.
Vets Remember: Bob Conroy
Bob Conroy, a Private in the 83rd Infantry during the Battle of the Bulge, describes his experience of the battle in two clips. In the first, he remembers the sound of bullets from German machine gun, and in the second recounts the death of a comrade named Gordon.
Vets Remember: H.W.O. Kinnard
H.W.O. Kinnard, Colonel in the 101st Airborne during the Battle of the Bulge, remembers General McAuliffe's reaction to the German surrender ultimatum.
Roberto or Bobby Clemente?
Sports journalists often mocked Latino ballplayers' English or, along with Major League Baseball, tried to ignore their "unamerican" heritage.
Latino Ballplayers Join the Major Leagues
Roberto Clemente was more than just a baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates; he was a role model for Latinos in the United States.
Roberto Clemente Meets Jim Crow
In 1955, Roberto Clemente attended his first spring training in Florida. Segregation was a new, unexpected experience for him.
Comparing Baseball to "El Béisbol"
In the 1940s, Puerto Rico's winter baseball league was paradise for black and white players, and an inspiration for a young Roberto Clemente
Walt Whitman Preview
On a hot summer day in 1855, a 36-year-old writer emerged from an undistinguished printer's shop in Brooklyn, New York, carrying a slim volume of his work. With his book of a dozen poems, Leaves of Grass, he was about to introduce America to a savior.
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