Black History Month

Discover how Lyndon Baines Johnson used the power of the presidency to form an alliance with Martin Luther King, Jr. to bring civil rights to the forefront of American politics in the 1960s.

From the little-known actions of iconic pioneers to the many courageous deeds of unheralded champions, crack open the books on one of America's most defining chapters: the Civil Rights movement.

April 4, 1968. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is gunned down on the balcony of a hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. It was all caught on film, tape and audio. So why have we seen so little of it? The well-known photograph of Dr. King's aides pointing toward the direction of the gunfire is iconic, but tells only part of the story. For the first time, a remarkable collection of recently rediscovered footage has been chronologically reassembled. The resulting documentary allows us to revisit the tumultuous events surrounding one of the most shocking assassinations in America and relive history through the voices of the era.

Hip Hop has evolved from a musical genre into one of the most influential movements of the 21st Century, affecting the way people dress, speak, and even think. Follow the journey from its birth in the Bronx in the '70s, to the time when rap, DJ-ing, break dancing, and graffiti took over New York City and defined a generation.

It was an average Woolworth's lunch counter, but these were no average customers. What transpired on Elm Street in Greensboro, North Carolina 50 years ago sent shockwaves through every block across America.

For early aviators, conquering the forces of gravity was a daunting challenge. But black aviators had an additional challenge -to conquer the forces of racism.