Historian Jeff Kannel shares stories of Wisconsin African American Civil War soldiers. Historian Jeff Kannel shares stories of Wisconsin African American soldiers during and after the Civil War, and ...

Once a haven for Black families during segregation, Green Pastures’ legacy lives on. Green Pastures, nestled in Virginia’s George Washington National Forest, was a beloved refuge for African American ...

One part Nova, one part History Detectives and one part have-the-tissues-handy reality show, African American Lives is WNET’s big-buzz offering for Black History Month in 2006. Over four hours, split ...

In an episode of African-American Lives that originally aired on PBS in 2009, Tina Turner learns about her family’s origins as sharecroppers. Suggested Reading Why Nicki Minaj Going Full-Blown, ...