A one-of-a-kind photograph poses a jarring question: Is the African American wearing a Confederate uniform slave or free? And, did Hollywood treat the Native Americans listed in this payment ledger fairly? Then, an ornate stock certificate unlocks secrets to the earliest days of Harlem.
Watch Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 7pm.
For two and a half years, Americans fought against the British, Canadian colonists and native nations. Some of the War of 1812’s battles and heroes became legendary, yet its blunders and cowards were just as prominent. This film shows how the glories of war become enshrined in history, how failures are quickly forgotten and how inconvenient truths are ignored forever. With stunning re-enactments, evocative animation and the incisive commentary of key experts, THE WAR OF 1812 presents the conflict that forged the destiny of a continent.
THE WAR OF 1812 is a production of WNED Buffalo/Toronto and Florentine Films/Hott Productions Inc., in association with WETA Washington, DC.
Watch Monday, October 10, 2011 at 8pm.
October marks National Hispanic Heritage Month. Even though the Latino experience in Kansas City dates back hundreds of years, little of that history has been collected. A new film, Voces del Pasado preserves the oral histories of more than a dozen Mexican-Americans whose parents immigrated here and chronicles the hardships of their early life in the Kansas City area. One of those stories is that of Jesse Valdez, who’s father like many Mexican immigrants worked for the railroad.
Voces del Pasado, Voices from the Past, a new film chronicling the stories of Kansas City’s Hispanic community, is available at the following locations:
Irene Ruiz Public Library
Kansas Humanities Council Offices
KC Library, Main Branch
Argentine Public Library
What can a Club Continental business card tell us about California’s prohibition-era underground? Then, did gangs use this shotgun in the Chicago St. Valentine’s Day massacre that shocked the nation? And why is FDR on the guest list for a High Society Circus during the depths of the Depression (repeat segment)?
