When horrific things happen, how a person responds can make a difference in the rest of one's life. In this collection, learn how some individuals triumphed in the face of unspeakable tragedies.
When the Navajo refused to give up their homes and land, Kit Carson and his soldiers embarked on a "scorched earth" policy about a year before General...
The stories which the Navajo tell about "The Fearing Time" - as they made "The Long Walk" to the parched territory of Bosque Rodondo - are filled with...
Navajo oral history includes horrific stories about the people who were relocated to Bosque Rodondo.
The Bosque Rodondo reservation covered about 160 square miles.
General James Henry Carlton was the architect of the Bosque Rodondo experiment.
James Henry Carlton, who engineered the Bosque Rodondo experiment, was roundly criticized for what happened to the Navajo.
Navajo children were frequently discouraged at school because of the educational methods employed.
This government-produced documentary - entitled "Negro Pilots" - introduces the American public to the first graduates of the Tuskegee Institute's mil...
On the 11th of February, 1990, Nelson Mandela became a free man.
On the 11th of July, 1963, the police decided to raid Liliesleaf Farm.
This clip, about Nelson Mandela's early years, is from a larger work - "Nelson Mandela: Higher Than Hope" - produced by NTV Kenya.
Learn about redrawing national boundaries.
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