U.S. History
All the major chapters in the American story, from Indigenous beginnings to the present day.
World History
History from countries and communities across the globe, including the world’s major wars.
Eras & Ages
From prehistory, though antiquity and into the 21st century, all of history’s biggest chapters.
Culture & Tradition
The stories behind the faiths, food, entertainment and holidays that shape our world.
Science & Innovation
The pivotal discoveries, visionary inventors and natural phenomena that impacted history.
The slave auction was the epitome of the system's dehumanization.
Born a slave, Harriett Tubman became a famous "conductor" on the Underground Railroad, leading hundreds of slaves to freedom.
John Brown's failed attempt to loot the armory at Harper's Ferry sparks the beginning of abolition.
America is at the brink of a Civil War as cotton spreads west and threatens to expand slavery into new territories.
Lincoln develops and enacts a permanent plan to abolish slavery, in this clip from Season 1, "Saving the Union."
