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Celebrate Black History with PBS Video; dig into the archives and watch interviews with civil rights pioneers, examine current issues facing African Americans, and much more.

In Performance at The White House A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement

- The Open Mind 1957 interview with Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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History Detectives History Detectives | Slave Songbook

History Detectives | Slave Songbook Are these tattered pages the earliest record ... Are these tattered pages the earliest record of music created by slaves? (17:40)

  • Duration: 17:40
    Copyright Copyright 2008 Oregon Public Broadcasting
    TV Rating: TV-G

Mark Twain Prize Mark Twain Prize | Bill Cosby

Mark Twain Prize | Bill Cosby The Twelfth Annual Kennedy Center Mark Twain ... The Twelfth Annual Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize honors Bill Cosby. (1:28:16)

  • Duration: 1:28:16
    Copyright PBS Stage CP Frontline
    TV Rating: NR

History Detectives History Detectives | Season 7, Episode 11

History Detectives | Season 7, Episode 11 Duke Ellington Plates; "Scottsboro Boys" Stam... Duke Ellington Plates; "Scottsboro Boys" Stamp; Civil War Bridge (54:38)

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History Detectives History Detectives | Web Extra: Civil War Bridge

History Detectives | Web Extra: Civil War Bridge Did a South Carolina man discover evidence th... Did a South Carolina man discover evidence that could redraw Civil War maps? (16:06)

  • Duration: 16:06
    Copyright PBS Stage CP Frontline
    TV Rating: NR

The National Parks The National Parks | Untold Stories: Yosemite's Buffalo Soldiers

The National Parks | Untold Stories: Yosemite's Buffalo Soldiers Yosemite's Buffalo Soldiers highlights the wo... Yosemite's Buffalo Soldiers highlights the work of ranger Shelton Johnson. (11:28)

  • Duration: 11:28
    Copyright PBS Stage CP Frontline
    TV Rating: NR

The Open Mind The Open Mind | Race Relations in Crisis

The Open Mind | Race Relations in Crisis Malcolm X sat down in 1963 to discuss race re... Malcolm X sat down in 1963 to discuss race relations in America. (1:58:48)

  • Duration: 1:58:48
    Copyright 1992
    TV Rating: NR

The Open Mind The Open Mind | The New Negro / 1957 MLK Interview

The Open Mind | The New Negro / 1957 MLK Interview In 1957, Richard D. Heffner sat down with Rev... In 1957, Richard D. Heffner sat down with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Judge J. Waties Waring. (28:38)

  • Duration: 28:38
    Copyright 1957
    TV Rating: NR

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