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U.S. History - 1946-1999

Within History
Black and white photo of Black and White people in a coffee shop, some sitting in chairs and others standing at a lunch counter in the background. Caption. Male as narrator. The idea of the freedom rides was radical.
51 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
A T V screen displays men walking on the moon. Caption: On the evening of July 31, 1969, the world is watching the T V.
Butterfly Effect
Season 1 / Ep 3
25 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Man stands with hands clasped and lips pursed in mid-speech. Backdrop displays photo collage of Chinese people. Caption. Indeed, we are becoming part of the fabric of American life.
A History Of Chinese American Achievement
Season 0 / Ep 7
28 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Man stands with hands clasped and lips parted mid-speech. Backdrop displays photo collage of Chinese people. Caption. Made martial arts a part of mainstream America.
A History Of Chinese American Achievement
Season 0 / Ep 6
28 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still frame of people examining produce outside a market on a busy city street. Caption. Have harbored smaller ethnic enclaves.
A History Of Chinese American Achievement
Season 0 / Ep 8
28 minutes 32 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Woman parts lips in mid-speech. Painting with mounds of pottery and a figure holding up their fist as backdrop. Caption. That would allow Hispanic immigrants.
A History of Hispanic Achievement in America
Episode 7
28 minutes 43 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Painting of a densely populated city with waterways running between sections of the city. Caption: Throughout the '20s and '30s, Rivera painted murals
A History of Hispanic Achievement in America
Episode 8
27 minutes 58 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Woman opens mouth in mid-speech. Painting with mounds of pottery and a figure holding up their fist as backdrop. Caption. It would be against the European mother country of all Hispanics.
A History of Hispanic Achievement in America
Episode 6
27 minutes 58 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Side profile shot of Chairman Mao clapping his hands at a gathering. Caption. Chairman Mao sent a lot of the high class, advanced engineers.
21 minutes 35 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
White man with glasses in a white shirt and dark tie walks towards camera, police officers in the background. Caption. LaTour Narrator. His title was Commissioner of Public Safety.
41 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Black and white photo of Black boy with Black children in background holding a sign, We Need Free Elections in Alabama. Caption. (male #2) If this was going to happen, Selma youth had to do it.
46 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Split screen. On left a patriotic poster is superimposed over an American flag above text that reads, "United States." On right is a patriotic poster against a red Soviet flag above text that reads, "Soviet Union." Caption. We are considered superpowers.
Social Studies Video Vocab
Episode 11
3 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 9
Senior Black woman with a gold front tooth and dark glasses smiles while looking up and away from camera. Caption. That's what we sung. Sound of chuckles.
1 hours 30 seconds
Grade Level: 11 - 12
Black and white photo of Bryant's Grocery and Meat Market in between 2 Coca Cola Classic signs. Caption. A 14-year-old black boy from Chicago.
38 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Detailed photograph of the moon. Caption: In 1959 the Survey compiled a photogeologic map of the moon
3 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Wide shot of a few dilapidated structures with a sparse desert landscape in the foreground. Caption. Thousands and thousands of people are living like this.
47 minutes 41 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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