American Experience

Trailer | Goin’ Back to T-Town | American Experience

Hear the extraordinary history of Greenwood, a successful Black community in segregated Tulsa. In a nostalgic celebration of old-fashioned neighborhood life, Black residents of "T-Town" relive their community's remarkable rise and ultimate decline.

American Experience

Trailer | Voice of Freedom | American Experience

Explore the fascinating life of celebrated singer Marian Anderson. In 1939, after being barred from performing at Constitution Hall because she was Black, she triumphed at the Lincoln Memorial in what became a landmark moment in American history.

The Black Church

Trailer | This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song

An intimate four-hour series from Henry Louis Gates, Jr. exploring the 400-year history of the Black church in America.

Independent Lens

Trailer | Mr. SOUL!

Celebrate SOUL!, the public television variety show that shared Black culture with the nation. Ellis Haizlip developed SOUL! in 1968 as one of the first platforms to promote the vibrancy of the Black Arts Movement. Its impact continues to this day.

Archival researcher of "Tell Them We Are Rising"

Van Dora Williams of Champlain College, archival researcher of "Tell Them We Are Rising" discusses researching historically black colleges.

Best Chance U

An inside look at the Ivy League football experience of Black players at Dartmouth College

Vermont PBS Specials

Vermont Reads: March – Book One

Civil rights activist John Lewis and co-author Andrew Aydin at Burlington's Flynn Center.

Made Here

Here Am I, Send Me: The Story of Jonathan Daniels

Keene, NH native deeply affected by the events of the civil rights movement.

Vermont Shorts

Breaking Barriers - Soul on Ice

Breaking Barriers - Soul on Ice - Inspired by the story of Jackie Robinson

Vermont Shorts

Breaking Barriers - Jackie Robinson as a player on Montreal

Breaking Barriers - Jackie Robinson as a player on Montreal Royals