Carol Anderson discusses Eleanor Roosevelt’s struggle to balance her support of civil and human rights with domestic and international politics and policy during the Cold War.
"Rising Out of Hatred" author, Eli Saslow, talks about the rise of antisemitism and white nationalism in the United States.
This documentary traces the evolution of anti-black racism by examining popular culture.
Former Jewish partisans reflect on women's participation in organized resistance groups during the Holocaust.
Dr. Paul Bookbinder provides an overview of World War I and its consequences.
There are many classes that teach science, math, and English. There’s only one that teaches us to be more human.
This video tells about the men who started the lunch counter sit-ins in Greensboro, NC.
This video tells the story of the Mississippi Voter Registration Project in the 1960s.
Scholar Allida Black describes how former first lady and human rights activist Eleanor Roosevelt worked to develop the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Participants of 'The Great Migration' discuss their lives and their reasons for migrating.
Novelists, as well as the actress Mary Badham, who played To Kill a Mockingbird's narrator, Scout, reflect on this character and the ways in which she addresses issues of gender, race relations, and growing up in the South.
James McBride and Rick Bragg read passages from To Kill a Mockingbird on how historical realities of Southern life affect the characters in the novel.