You don’t have to be a professional historian to realize this documentary's title refers to the 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, i.e., the one that abolished slavery. However, Ava DuVernay ...

The new Ken Burns documentary "The American Revolution" premieres Nov. 16 on PBS (check local listings). Celebrities including Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep and Ethan Hawke voice historical figures in the ...

The three-part PBS documentary “The Great Muslim American Road Trip,” follows Mona Haydar and Sebastian Robins on a ...

Filmmaker Christian de Rezendes' documentary "Slatersville: America's First Mill Village" explores the 250-year history of Slatersville, Rhode Island. The documentary, which has won three Emmy awards, ...

It's been 250 years since the start of the American Revolution, and the extent to which our nation has matured into a continent-spanning world power has, no doubt, exceeded the founding fathers' ...

Some worry that history documentaries, which can take years to produce, could become a long-term casualty of the cuts. The NEH has supported some of the most prominent history documentaries in recent ...

Documentaries and historical dramas offer those who witnessed major events firsthand the opportunity to see familiar times through new perspectives, enriched by archival materials that weren’t ...

The documentary series “American Experience” begins an abbreviated schedule this week. A victim of the federal funding take-back, it has suspended production and laid off its staff. By Mike Hale The ...

The History Channel is a satellite and cable TV channel, devoted mainly to historical events and persons. Programming covers a wide array of periods and topics, while similar topics are often ...

Throughout his career, Burns has developed and perfected the tricks of his particular trade: the evocative use of music and quotations from speeches and correspondence; the use of actors to read the ...