african americans

Provides biographical sketches of Afro-Americans who contributed to the exploration, Revolution, and growth of the United States.

Presents brief biographies and learning activities about African-Americans and their contributions during the American Revolution.

A novel based on the life of Carl Brashear as depicted in the motion picture, Men of Honor. It is the story of Carl Brashear a man who had a wish-- to become the first African-American Master Chief Navy Diver.

Draws on a wide range of documents to offer a new interpretation of the Emancipation and Reconstruction years and the lasting impact they had on the nation's history.

Discusses the struggles and achievements of African-Americans as they struggled to construct a strong economic base--by establishing banks and businesses and working toward ownership of land--after the abolition of slavery, and examines the racial violence and other challenges they endured while instituting their own schools and getting established in the political processes of the United States.

Historian Simon Schama hosts this intriguing program that follows the odyssey of two slaves, Thomas Peters and David George, who earned their freedom--with heavy irony--fighting against America's war of liberty.

Examines the lives and experiences of African-Americans during the Civil War years from the auction block to the battlefields.

Explores the history of slavery in the United States, from the first slaves brought to Jamestown in 1619 to the ending of slavery in the Civil War and beyond to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.

Describes the Civil War through the letters of the people who fought it on both sides, including the voices of women on the front and the experiences of African Americans.