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Doing History
Uncovering history through archives, oral histories, and new perspectives on the past.

Featured Stories


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


The Price of Silence: The Forgotten Story of New Jersey's Enslaved People
New Jersey, the Garden State, is known for its produce, but not for the enslaved people who tilled the soil. In this two-part...


Surviving New England's Great Dying
It’s been more than 400 years since the first Thanksgiving. And there is a lot we are learning about that time. Just prior to the...


By Parties Unknown
By Parties Unknown explores the story of the violent lynching of four Black men in Russellville, Kentucky in 1908 after they were singled...


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


Snapshots of Confinement
During World War II, the U.S. government initially imposed policies that limited the use of cameras by Japanese Americans in the...


Breaking Through The Clouds: The First Women’s National Air Derby
The inspiring true story of 20 women who raced across America in 1929. Wearing breeches and goggles during the day and ball gowns at...


Alpha Kappa Alpha: A Legacy of Service
Narrated by Phylicia Rashad, Alpha Kappa Alpha: A Legacy of Service , documents the 115-year history of one of the nation’s oldest...
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