Physical Geography: Making Sense of Planet Earth - Inventing the Tools of Geography
About this title: In this program Alec Murphy presents an historical narrative of the principles that form the foundation of geography. These include the three laws of geology, the importance of scale and the origins of the two great branches of geo...
Physical Geography: Making Sense of Planet Earth - Geographical Regions
About this title: Regions are one of the most important tools used in geographical thinking. In this program Alec Murphy shows how the planet is divided into physiographic regions, each with internal dynamic processes. Then he defines the three type...
A History of Civil Rights in America - Episode 4: 1917 - 1926
Women, American Indians, and Chinese-Americans further solidify their claims to civil rights, and the Supreme Court applies the 14th amendment to the states.
A History of Civil Rights in America - Episode 8: 1994 - 2010
Program eight discusses the first great civil rights issues of the 21st century - immigration, due process and gays in the U.S. military.
A History of Equal Rights in America - Episode 1: 1772 - 1837
The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights create the foundation for equal rights in America.
Ancient Rome reexamined: the rise of the Roman Republic
In The Rise of the Roman Republic, learn how from the humblest beginnings, Rome rose up to become the first self-governing republic. By including their vanquished and allowing anyone to move up through the ranks of their unique society, Rome came to...
First Amendment in the 21st Century - Van Orden v. Perry and McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky: The 10 Commandments Cases (DVD Bonus - Audio Recording of Court Arguments)
This title contains audio recording of Supreme Court oral arguments. One of the most divisive separation of church and state issues deals with governmental religious speech. This issue came before the United States Supreme Court in a pair of decisio...
Great American authors since 1650: 1926-1939
This was the most turbulent period in American history. It encompassed the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression. It gave rise to America's greatest writers, known collectively as the lost generation. Presented by Jane Kaczmarek, this eight part...
Hollywood's Greatest Directors - Episode 2: The Coming of Sound
About this title: When Warner Brothers Studios released The Jazz Singer, the first 'talkie', in 1927, it spelled the end of the Silent Era. Program two shows how sound revamped Hollywood, how filmmaking evolved into the 'studio system' and how the f...
A history of black achievement in America: the foundation for equality
The Progressive Era and the Roaring Twenties are covered in this fifth program. This original, eight-part series documents Black Achievement in American history, its defining role in the growth of the country, and its influence on current events. Pr...