Explore the transformative years following the American Civil War, when the nation struggled to rebuild itself in the face of profound loss, massive destruction, and revolutionary social change. The twelve years that composed the post-war Reconstruction era (1865-77) witnessed a seismic shift in the meaning and makeup of our democracy.

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

The history of decolonization from the point of view of colonized peoples, an epic story that still ...

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

March 1987, a man lies dead in a south London pub car park, an axe in his head. This true crime docu...

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

The history of American slavery from its beginnings in the British colonies to its end in the Southe...

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...

How did a small island once rule over a quarter of the world's population? This shared history still...

Growing up in Gilead is all they have ever known. As a new generation of young women grapple with th...

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...

A father takes an irreverent and honest approach to parenting and relationships.