Descendants of African-Americans who began their lives in America as kidnapped slaves were then deprived of civil rights by "Jim Crow" laws. Leaders inspired others to overcome racial prejudice and legal obstacles. These stories highlight the ups and downs of black history.
Before baseball, Jackie Robinson was a standout basketball player.
Before baseball, Jackie Robinson was a standout basketball player. At UCLA, Jackie Robinson was also an incredible football player.
At Pasadena Junior College, Jackie Robinson is able to help his team win a baseball game and a track meet on the same day.
A symbol for the civil rights movement, Jackie Robinson voiced his opinion to the White House.
Jackie Robinson's ability to positively influence the men in his unit so impressed his superior officer that he is designated the "morale officer" of ...
James Meredith wants to become the first African-American to enroll at Ole Miss, but segregationists have other ideas. Thus begins a battle between ci...
"Race," a film about Jesse Owens, highlights the events of 1936. One of the world's greatest-ever athletes tells us what it was like to represent his ...
WARNING: THIS IMAGE CONTAINS VERY DISTURBING PICTURES OF THE REMAINS OF EMMETT TILL.
Jimmie Lee Jackson, an African-American who had served his country in Vietnam, was killed by an Alabama State Trooper who confessed to the killing dec...
Responding to a call from Dr. King, three white Unitarian Universalist pastors travel to Selma, Montgomery. On the 9th of March, 1965, they are brutal...
Once a slave trader, John Newton undergoes religious conversion and eventually writes the hymn "Amazing Grace."
The story of America's first-published African-American poet takes us to Long Island during a time of slavery.
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