Are people born free? Do governments give rights to citizens or do citizens give-up some rights in exchange for good government? These are stories about people seeking and achieving their civil rights.
On the 11th of June, 1963, President Kennedy gave a speech on civil rights.
This clip is the second part of President Kennedy's speech on civil rights which he gave on June 11, 1963.
If the President and the Constitution seem to differ, the Supreme Court decides who will prevail. On two separate days in 1841 - the 24th of February ...
In this film reenactment (based, loosely, on the actual record of U.
During July of 1917, demonstrators in Petrograd (including sailors from Kronstadt) were met with fierce opposition by soldiers of the provisional gove...
During the first decade of the twentieth century, political unrest threatened the fabric of Russian society.
On the 24th of September, 1957, President Eisenhower dispatched paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Arkansas.
Fighting for a woman's rights to vote, Alice Paul ignores the possibility of falling in love.
WARNING - THIS CLIP DEPICTS GRAPHIC SCENES OF MISTREATMENT IN A PRISON SETTING.
Lucy Burns friend of Alice Paul worked internationally to get women the right to vote.
Nelson Mandela gave this statement to the court during the opening of his defense in the Rivonia treason trial.
In this clip, narrated by Morgan Freeman, we see historical footage depicting tensions between black and white South Africans. The video demonst...
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