PBS North Carolina honors the impact and legacy that Black culture has had on our country with powerful documentaries and thought-provoking specials. Explore new specials and rediscover favorites streaming below.
Discover an international singer who captivated royalty in Europe and defied the conscience of 1939 America. Watch rare archival footage and hear audio recordings exploring her life and career from the Metropolitan Opera to the State Department.
Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands is available for streaming online and on the PBS Video app.
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On Easter Sunday, 1939, contralto Marian Anderson stepped up to a microphone in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Inscribed on the walls of the monument behind her were the words “all men are created equal.”
The American Diplomat explores the lives and legacies of three African American ambassadors — Edward Dudley, Terence Todman and Carl Rowan — who pushed past historical and institutional racial barriers to reach high-ranking appointments in the Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations. At the height of the civil rights movement in the United States, the three men were asked to represent the best of American ideals abroad while facing discrimination at home.
The American Diplomatis available for streaming online and the PBS Video app.
FRONTLINE and Retro Report tell the story of the 1967 killing of Wharlest Jackson Sr., a local NAACP leader in Natchez, Mississippi. The documentary follows Jackson’s family as they search for the truth about what happened and examines the history of white supremacy in Natchez. It is part of FRONTLINE's multiplatform Un(re)solved initiative.
American Reckoning is available for streaming online and the PBS Video app.
Fannie Lou Hamer's America is a portrait of a civil rights activist and the injustices in America that made her work essential. Through public speeches, personal interviews and powerful songs of the fearless Mississippi sharecropper-turned-human-rights-activist, the film explores and celebrates the life of one of the Civil Rights Movement’s greatest leaders.
Fannie Lou Hamer's America is available for streaming online and on the free PBS Video app.
Muhammad Ali brings to life one of the most indelible figures of the 20th century, a three-time heavyweight boxing champion who captivated millions of fans across the world with his mesmerizing combination of speed, grace, and power in the ring, and charm and playful boasting outside of it. Ali insisted on being himself unconditionally and became a global icon and inspiration to people everywhere.
Muhammad Ali is available for streaming online and on the free PBS Video app. All episodes of Muhammad Ali are also available in Spanish online and on the free PBS Video app.
Cassius Clay rises from boastful amateur boxer to contender for the heavyweight title.
An intimate four-hour series from Henry Louis Gates, Jr., The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song explores the 400-year-old story of the black church in America, the changing nature of worship spaces, and the men and women who shepherded them from the pulpit, the choir loft and church pews.
The Black Church is streaming now online and on the free PBS Video app.
Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of African American religion.
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