Every day is a good day to learn something new, and what better way to learn than by sitting on your couch and watching a movie? The streaming era has been a golden age for catching up on all those ...

Documentaries and historical dramas offer those who witnessed major events firsthand the opportunity to see familiar times through new perspectives, enriched by archival materials that weren’t ...

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Ken Burns' latest project is an expansive documentary about the history of the American Revolution. Premiering Nov. 16 on PBS and airing over six consecutive nights, The American Revolution starts ...

EXCLUSIVE: A duly elected city government in North Carolina, made up of Black and white officials. An armed white mob stages a violent coup, killing dozens – perhaps even hundreds of people in the ...

In Ken Burns’s newest documentary, the war for independence was also a civil war. Amid a bitter fight over history, its timing feels urgent. Critic’s Notebook In Ken Burns’s newest documentary, the ...

Cana Academy is a Virginia-based nonprofit with a mission to train teachers and equip them with educational resources. With America’s 250th anniversary next year, the organization has embarked on an ...

In honor of Black History Month, Maryland Public Television (MPT) and MPT2 are featuring a compelling lineup of programs that explore pivotal moments in African-American history. The programming, ...

You don’t have to be a professional historian to realize this documentary's title refers to the 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, i.e., the one that abolished slavery. However, Ava DuVernay ...