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Determined dreamers built a road through the clouds, clear to the summit of the tallest peak in the Northeast. Experience the year-round adventures of the "Rockpile".

On December 10th, 1869 the territory of Wyoming ratified into law the right for women to vote. Stories abound across the state regarding...

Explore the stories and contributions of Black jockeys, trainers, owners, grooms, and exercise riders in the 1800s who persevered through...

New Jersey, the Garden State, is known for its produce, but not for the enslaved people who tilled the soil. In this two-part...

Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom is a documentary by award-winning director, Ya’Ke Smith that invites viewers into the story of Juneteenth –...

From his birth in the Bitterroot Mountains among the Salish Tribe, to his exploits as a warrior with the Lemhi Shoshone and Bannocks,...

The Bozeman Trail was an offshoot of the Oregon Trail, a shortcut to the newly discovered gold fields of Montana Territory. Cutting...

This engaging film tells the story of Walt Whitman’s remarkable life (1819-1892), the turbulent era in which he lived, and the timeless...

This documentary focuses on the art and science of the 19th century naturalist John James Audubon. Audubon is best known for The Birds of...

The extraordinary life of Madame Walker is examined for its gravity on Indiana public life.

In 1887, a gang of horse thieves killed as many as 34 Chinese gold miners along the Oregon and Idaho border in Hells Canyon.

Theodore Clement “T.C.” Steele was one of the most celebrated American Impressionist painters of his time. WTIU presents Singing Winds:...

Learn about the origins of Wisconsin's state government, and explore the ever-changing process behind the legal system that guides us as...

This documentary delves into the remarkable life of Junius Groves, once an enslaved man from Edwardsville, Kansas who rose to become...

Of Race and Reconciliation chronicles the Chinese experience in America around the year 1885. That was the year the Chinese residents of...

Scottish-born suffragist and social reformer Frances "Fanny" Wright made history in Cincinnati in the summer of 1828 when she began a...

Standing Bear's Footsteps is the story of an Indian chief who went to court to prove he was a person—and in the process redefined what it...

Experience U.S. history through the eyes of peers from the past with Mission US, WNET's free, award-winning interactive gaming series...

In the late 19th century, Jews from neighboring villages in rural Lithuania settled in Burlington, Vermont, a bustling port amid...

At just twenty-four years old, Solomon Butcher had already dabbled in various professions before he ventured west to Custer County,...