Browse by Subject: U.S. History

The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope
The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope
Based on historical records, this program shows how the hysterical behavior of a few young girls set off the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692....
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With All Deliberate Speed
With All Deliberate Speed
In the years before the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision ordering desegregation of American schools, the lives of many individuals were affected by...
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With Malice Towards None: Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address
With Malice Towards None: Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address
This compelling program traces the events preceding his 1864 reelection through the commentary of Abraham Lincoln and his contemporaries, and...
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Work of Peace: Treaty of Paris
Work of Peace: Treaty of Paris
This is a fascinating and unique cinematic look at the American colonists’ fight for independence and those who inspired and secured the Treaty of...
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WWII: The European War - Pursuit to Berlin
WWII: The European War - Pursuit to Berlin
As American and British troops pushed across France in 1944, Hitler countered that December, initiating his last-ditch offensive, the Battle of the...
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