The Tuskegee Airmen, an all-black fighter squadron, shatters racist stereotypes as it takes down enemies over Northern Italy, Czechoslovakia, and Berlin.
In 1964, national attention turned to Mississippi when three Civil Rights workers were murdered by the Ku Klux Klan. This watershed moment eventually led to the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
Chronicle the turbulent career of the African-American stand-up comic and TV and film star who broke new ground before self-destructing.
The "Clown Princes of Basketball" bring laughs and ball-handling wizardry to fans worldwide. Trace their journey from the start to the halcyon days when their players ranked among the world's best.
Exclusive interviews with some of the U.S. military's first black soldiers, sailors, and airmen reveal how selflessly they fought against both systemic racism and foreign enemies.
In Philadelphia in 1776, a bargain was struck with South Carolina allowing slavery - a deal that would lead to disaster. Though it was not the only issue dividing the North and South, slavery would spark the Civil War.
