Usa History Movies

A visual essay about the progressive tradition of the United States as seen through grave markers and monuments.

In 1969, Sano was just a beach - before President Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War came crashing ashore, forcing OZZIE, a young surfer, to fight for...

An 8-year journey into divided America, The American Question examines the insidious roots of polarization and distrust through past the past and...

At the beginning of the American Civil War in 1861, delegates from Unionist counties of northwestern Virginia decided to break away from the...

This one-hour film, narrated by Actor BURT LANCASTER, explores the lingering effects of The Hollywood Blacklist, which occurred in the late forties...

Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon narrates this educational installment of the popular "American Experience" series as it examines the 72-year...

This MGM Passing Parade series short presents how separate events led to the creation of three provisions - freedom of speech, freedom of the press,...

Re-enactments augment this documentary that chronicles Lincoln's journey from his early years as a rising politician through his presidency, the...

The Medal of Honor is awarded for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her life above and beyond the call of duty while...

This series consists of moving images relating to the American way of life. The footage covers stories relating to the American family, working...

The Reagan Era was marked with names, triumphs and tragedy that made history that became the fabric of American life and memory: Iran-Contra the Cold...

In the decades after Bacon's Rebellion, an African man and an English woman - husband and wife - sing of their fate, their future as law by law,...

The first American space station Skylab is found in pieces scattered in Western Australia. Putting these pieces back together and re-tracing the...

Setting the Record Straight is a unique view of the religious and moral heritage of black Americans, with an emphasis on the untold yet significant...

When young John Wesley is miraculously saved from his family’s burning home, his mother is certain that God has a great purpose for the boy's...

A brief account of the Spanish-American War (1898) and the end of the Spanish Empire in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.

From actor to governor of California to our 40th president. Ronald "Dutch" Reagan used his wit and charisma to win the hearts and minds of millions...

This program, culled from the over 28 hours of interview footage between Sir David Frost and U.S. President Richard M. Nixon, was originally...

An experimental documentary exploring the turn-of-century lynching of union organizer Frank Little in Butte, Montana.

US Dept of Agriculture film that shows how cane sugar is harvested and processed for sale.