Usa History Movies

A six-night miniseries presenting the history of how the United States was invented, looking at the moments where Americans harnessed technology to...

A look back at the 1000 days of the John F. Kennedy presidency.

Following his duel with Alexander Hamilton, Vice President Aaron Burr devises a plan to lead the first secession in US history.

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...

African-American gravesites and burial grounds for enslaved persons have been lost or are disappearing throughout the South, through neglect and...

History of the Russian Alaska.

My Country 'Tis of Thee is a 1950 short documentary supervised by Gordon Hollingshead. It is a panoramic view of American history from the coming of...

A look at the role U.S. President Woodrow Wilson played in World War I.

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

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

African American filmmaker David A. Wilson decided to look into his family's history during the slave era. The result is this documentary, which...

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...

Follow the fascinating story of America's journey into World War II and discover the remarkable, selfless courage and bravery of Americans both at...

Music provided relief during the years of the Japanese American internment throughout WWII. Mary Nomura performed in Manzanar for the three years of...

In White Like Me, anti-racist educator Tim Wise explores race and racism in the US through the lens of whiteness and white privilege.

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

Within minutes of the first explosion, CameraPlanet's video journalists hit the streets and began shooting videos of the tragedy as seen through the...

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