The history of American slavery from its beginnings in the British colonies to its end in the Southern states and the years of post-Civil War Reconstruction. Looks at slavery as an integral part of a developing nation, challenging the long held notion that slavery was exclusively a Southern enterprise. Simultaneously focuses on the remarkable stories of individual slaves, offering new perspectives on the slave experience and testifying to the active role that Africans and African Americans took in surviving their bondage and shaping their own lives.

See the real modern-day Amazonia through an exploration of the Amazon Basin, meeting a different gro...

The history of decolonization from the point of view of colonized peoples, an epic story that still ...
A look at the role of slavery in the development of wealth in the United Kingdom

A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confede...

In keeping with the original project, this series seeks to reframe the country's history by placing ...

Everything you thought you knew about slavery is about to be challenged. Africans in America: Americ...

The complex life of Thomas Jefferson, who wrote that "all men are created equal" yet owned slaves, i...

Hybrid docuseries offering an expansive exploration of the exploitative and genocidal aspects of Eur...

Explore the transformative years following the American Civil War, when the nation struggled to rebu...

Martijn Blekendaal and Finbarr Wilbrink travel along the Underground Railroad, the underground netwo...

The story of the enduring friendship between Orry Main of South Carolina and George Hazard of Pennsy...

A group of slaves plan a daring 600-mile escape from a Georgia plantation. Along the way, they are a...

Set in 19th-century Brazil during the waning years of slavery, Escrava Isaura tells the story of Isa...

One year ago, a UFO containing 150 aliens crash-landed off the shores of Kasai. Because no one could...

Kidnapped in Africa and subsequently enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata must navigate a revolution ...

A father takes an irreverent and honest approach to parenting and relationships.
Two children travel back in time and attempt to help a Black slave boy who possesses strange powers.