American History Videos Available Online, in Person Through Libraries Multimedia Department

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Display of American History resources in the University Libraries Multimedia Department

To celebrate American history, the University Libraries Multimedia Department has compiled a list of streaming videos available to all U of A students, staff and faculty. Topics range from past presidents to the 1969 moon landing. Physical items are also on display in the Multimedia Department, located on the lobby level of Mullins Library. 

Voice of Freedom 
Follow the story of singer Marian Anderson, whose talent broke down barriers around the world. 

The Codebreaker 
The Codebreaker tells the story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, a groundbreaking cryptanalyst who helped develop the code-breaking methods that led to the creation of the powerful new science of cryptology. 

The Vote (Part One) 
The Vote (Part Two) 
The Vote tells the story of the hard-fought campaign waged by American women for the right to vote, a transformative cultural and political movement that resulted in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history. 

JFK & LBJ: A Time for Greatness 
In many ways, President Lyndon B. Johnson was the most unlikely champion of civil rights. But his actions in the White House told a different story when he dared to champion two laws that changed America and the world: the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Now, 50 years later, JFK & LBJ: A Time For Greatness sheds light on the fascinating story of a president who knew how to harness the nation's grief over John F. Kennedy's assassination, twist arms and get his way. 

The Man Who Tried to Feed the World 
Follow the story of Norman Borlaug, a man who not only solved India's famine problem but would go on to lead a "Green Revolution" of worldwide agriculture programs estimated to have saved one billion lives. 

The End: Inside the Last Days of the Obama White House 
Join CNN Films for an inside view of Barack Obama's last days as the first African American president and the legacy he leaves behind. 

The Bombing of Wall Street 
The Bombing of Wall Street tells the story of an early act of terror that remains unsolved today and sparked a bitter national debate about how far the government should go to protect the nation from acts of political violence. 

American Experience: Chasing the Moon (trilogy)
Part I: A Place Beyond the Sky
Chasing the Moon reimagines the race to the moon for a new generation, upending much of the conventional mythology surrounding the effort. 

Part II: Earthrise 
Earthrise covers 1964-1968, four heady, dangerous years in the history of the space race, focusing on the events surrounding the Apollo 1 and Apollo 8 missions. 

Part III: Magnificent Desolation 
Magnificent Desolation, which covers 1969-1970, takes Americans to the moon and back. The final episode also considers what happens to scientific and engineering programs - and to a country - after national goals have been achieved.