Movies and TvShows featuring "united-states-history" theme.

A detailed look at the events and impact of the American Civil War, including the key figures and battles. Explores themes of slavery, political leaders, military strategies, and the impact on American society.

Survivors and eyewitnesses tell the immersive story of Jim Jones' idealistic organization's final hours that spiraled into a mass casualty event.

Through riveting firsthand testimony of witnesses and survivors who as children endured persecution, violence and flight as their families tried to escape Hitler, this series delves deeply into the tragic human consequences of public indifference, bureaucratic red tape and restrictive quota laws in America.

Insiders recount the events, controversies, and lingering effects of the accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania.

No easy answers? Decision-makers from Kissinger to Rice revisit how the US responded to conflicts from Rwanda to Iraq. Faced with human suffering - who has responsibility to act?

Public Enemy’s Chuck D leads a cast of hip-hop icons and leading African-American and Latino cultural commentators as they chart the factors that led to the birth of the revolutionary art form of hip-hop in 1970s New York, as well as the creation of the seminal hit The Message. They evoke a picture of how, after the turbulence of the 60s and the civil rights struggles, desperate social conditions and the experience of countless dispossessed people of colour living in a city mired in crisis helped give birth to a new art form.

A look at former U.S. president Teddy Roosevelt and Brazilian army officer Cândido Rondon's journey to explore unknown regions of the Brazilian Amazon.

A fascinating account of the presidency of Andrew Jackson, who was both one of America's great presidents and a borderline tyrant. The seventh president shook up the glossy world of Washington, DC with his "common-man" methods and ideals, but also oversaw one of the most controversial events in American history: the forced removal of Indian tribes, including the Cherokees, from their homes.

Son of the South is a biographical drama film based on the true story of Bob Zellner, a young white southerner who joins the civil rights movement in the 1960s and becomes an advocate for human rights. The film explores his journey of transformation and his encounters with the Ku Klux Klan, as he fights against racism and social injustice.

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of John Peter Zenger, who in Colonial New York was tried for sedition based on what he printed in his newspaper.

Set in the heart of the American South, IN THE COLD DARK NIGHT examines both the 1983 and 2018 investigations into the murder of a Black man, Timothy Coggins.

Go beyond the legend and meet the inspiring woman who repeatedly risked her own life and freedom to liberate others from slavery, as she navigates through the challenges born 200 years ago in Maryland. Follow her journey as a conductor of the Underground Railroad, a Civil War scout, nurse, and spy, and witness her become one of the greatest freedom fighters in our nation's history.

In the Dark of the Valley is a documentary that delves into the history of environmental contamination and nuclear activities in the San Fernando Valley. The film focuses on the impact of the Rocketdyne nuclear research facility on the local community and the dangers it posed to public health. Through interviews with residents, experts, and archival footage, the documentary sheds light on the consequences of nuclear energy and radiation exposure in Southern California.

A feature film that documents the history and impact of lesbian fiction from the 1920s through the 1990s. Narrator Lillian Faderman recounts the impact key world events had on LGBTQ history throughout the decades. With interviews from numerous trailblazing lesbian authors, including Ann Bannon, Rita Mae Brown, Jewel Gomez and Sarah Waters, we learn how these world events helped shape their stories and to what extent the stories were reflections of the authors’ own lives as they looked for affirmation and their place in the world.

As the former British Colonies on the east coast became the United States of America, their sights were now set on what lay west. A ludicrously good land deal with France unlocks a vast wilderness seemingly open for the taking.