What It Takes to Truck Oil 14 Hours a Day
What It Takes to Truck Oil 14 Hours a Day
For hazmat driver Ben Moorhead, a grueling workday starts at the crack of dawn. Here, he walks us through what it's like... Read more
13 Apr 2015
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3mins
Remembering the Aftermath of a Tragic Event
Remembering the Aftermath of a Tragic Event
We sit down with Lonnie Bunch, the director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, to hear his ... Read more
8 Feb 2013
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3mins
Marian Anderson in Concert
Marian Anderson in Concert
Civil Rights history is captured on film as singer Marian Anderson performs for the entire country at the Lincoln Memori... Read more
17 Feb 2012
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1min
Let Your Motto Be Resistance
Let Your Motto Be Resistance
Curator Deborah Willis describes the National Museum of African American History and Culture's first exhibit.
17 Feb 2012
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2mins
Capturing a Movement
Capturing a Movement
Scurlock's photography captured the black community of Washington, DC, as they confronted racial segregation on the nati... Read more
10 Feb 2012
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2mins
Spotlight on Smithsonian's Newest Museum
Spotlight on Smithsonian's Newest Museum
Host Susan Spencer interviews Lonnie Bunch, the founding director of the National Museum of African American History and... Read more
10 Feb 2012
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2mins
Zora Neale Hurston and the WPA
Zora Neale Hurston and the WPA
After making a name for herself as an author in the Harlem Renaissance, Zora Neale Hurston became a WPA writer and an en... Read more
3 Feb 2012
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2mins
The Winning Architectural Design
The Winning Architectural Design
Six world-renowned architects compete for the chance to design the Smithsonian's newest museum, but only one will win th... Read more
3 Feb 2012
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1min
Author Richard Wright: An American Son
Author Richard Wright: An American Son
Years before his book Native Son became a best seller, author Richard Wright experienced the hard times of the Great Dep... Read more
3 Feb 2012
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1min
A Plan in Place
A Plan in Place
On February 1, 1960, the Greensboro Four walked slowly and silently to the Woolworth's lunch counter. They didn't know w... Read more
26 Jan 2012
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