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70% Female This Wide Angle video features the women of Rwanda who have emerged as outspoken leaders and the great strides they have made toward rights and equality. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Affirmative Action and the USA In this video from Wide Angle, two American NAACP lawyers arrive to advise Brazilian civil rights organizations, leading to a discussion of differences between race relations in the U.S. and Brazil. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
All-Female Enterprise This Wide Angle video looks at the advantages and disadvantages of running a small-scale, female-only business. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
All for One In this video from Wide Angle, learn about the influence of the communist values of organization, discipline and collectivism on North Korean society. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
American Buddhism In this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, learn about two different groups of Buddhist practitioners in the West. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Anti-Immigrant Sentiment Botswanans express some of their attitudes toward the influx of Zimbabwean migrants in this Wide Angle video segment. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Archaeology This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K looks at some of the objects found in King Tutankhamun's tomb. An Egyptologist discusses the significance of the objects and why the tombs exist. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	4-6	Video
Arduous March In this video from Wide Angle, learn about the Arduous March, a dark period of hardship and famine in recent North Korean history. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Ataturk This Wide Angle video segment illustrates Islamic and secular elements of life in Turkey, and introduces Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the first president of Turkey, and his reforms. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
The Atlanta Riot Learn about the events leading up to the Atlanta Riot of 1906 in this segment from The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
At the University of Brasilia Consider the opposing views on the policy implemented at the University of Brasilia in this Wide Angle video. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Audrey Hendricks In this oral history from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Audrey Hendricks recalls her arrest and jailing at the age of nine for participation in the Children's Crusade of 1963. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	3-12	Video
Baha'i In this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, learn about the Baha'i faith and its mission to promote peace and equality around the world. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Baptism In this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, explore the rite of baptism and the diversity of practices among different Christian denominations. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Barbara Johns of Farmville, Virginia In this video from The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow, learn about 16-year old Barbara Johns, a high school student who, in 1951, organized a student walk-out to protest inferior educational conditions at Moton High School in Farmville, Virginia. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Barshefsky Interview In this video from Wide Angle, Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky, former U.S. Trade Representative in the Clinton Administration, discusses her views on economic change in China. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
The Beginning of the Cold War American Experience: This Cold War video examines the steps that Harry Truman took to provide American support for governments threatened by the spread of Communism, a policy that came to be known as the Truman Doctrine. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	9-12	Video
Beijing Riviera This video from Wide Angle takes viewers to the Beijing Riviera, an exclusive gated community for elites who have access to luxury goods and services on an unprecedented scale. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
The Birth of a Nation This video from The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow highlights the 1915 film The Birth of a Nation, directed by D. W. Griffith, which presents a distorted image of African Americans in the South and created a heightened atmosphere of violence upon its release. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois: The Conflict This video segment from The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow highlights W.E.B. Du Bois’ criticism of Booker T. Washington for focusing on the economic advancement of blacks and accepting the injustices of Jim Crow. Accessibility features: Transcript	7-12	Video
Botanicas: Markets of the Divine In this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, learn about botanicas, shops in Latino communities that cater to all kinds of physical, spiritual and religious needs. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Botswana Today Learn about the achievements and national problems of the African nation of Botswana in this video segment from Wide Angle. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Breaking New Ground This video from Wide Angle provides a look at some of the women who are leading Rwanda in government, business and promoting peace. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Buddhist Ash Interment In this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, learn about the beliefs and practices surrounding Buddhist ash interment. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Bush on Lincoln In this video from the PBS series Looking for Lincoln, Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. interviews former president George W. Bush about Abraham Lincoln and the controversial choices they both faced as wartime leaders. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Cauca's Most Valuable Resources This video segment from Women, War & Peace introduces Cauca, a resource-rich region in Colombia whose residents are threatened with internal displacement due to the interests of potential investors. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Censorship In this Wide Angle video, the people behind Kalam Nawaem, or “Sweet Talk,” a popular Arab television, discuss how they must carefully choose their topics and tone to not only increase audience interest, but to keep their program on the air. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Changes in Turkey In this Wide Angle video, learn how the owner of a clothing manufacturer that creates conservative fashions for Turkish women has balanced his devout faith and commerce. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Charles Hamilton Houston: Laying the Groundwork for Integration In this video from The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow, observe how Charles Hamilton Houston laid the groundwork for the landmark Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education as he documented separate and unequal conditions for black and white students in the south. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Charles Hamilton Houston and His Legal Challenge Against Jim Crow This video fromThe Rise and Fall of Jim Crow profiles Charles Hamilton Houston, the chief council for the NAACP, and his legal challenge against Jim Crow. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Charlotte Hawkins Brown Learn about Charlotte Hawkins Brown, founder of an educational institution for young African Americans, in this video segment from The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Chinese New Year Find out about the history and customs of the Chinese New Year in this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Church for Sale This Wide Angle video reports on the sale of The Sacred Heart Church in central Limerick, Ireland which has been holding services for almost 150 years. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Complications of Identity This video from Wide Angle tells the story of two identical twins, one of whom was classified as white and the other as black, highlighting the difficulty in defining race in Brazilian society. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Confirmation This video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly explores the rite of confirmation as it is practiced in the Roman Catholic Church. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
The Cost of Human Rights This video segment from Women, War & Peace follows Clemencia Carabali, a community activist from Cauca,Columbia as she travels to Washington, D.C. to share with congressional staffers the perspective of Cauca’s residents who are facing displacement. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Country Store Journals, ca. 1895 Ken Gloss, appraiser of books and manuscripts, examines a group of journals, ledgers and logbooks kept between 1893 and 1895 by the owner of a Walle Township, North Dakota country store, in this video from Antiques Roadshow. Accessibility features: Transcript	8-12	Video
The Crisis: A Weapon Against Jim Crow Learn about W.E.B. Du Bois’ crusade against American segregation and discrimination in this segment from The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Cycle of Violence In this video segment from Women, War & Peace, the eviction date for residents of La Toma, Columbia has been set by the mayor. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Day of the Dead In this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, learn about the traditions associated with Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
The Dealmakers In this video segment from What’s Up in Finance?, two teams of high school students learn how to value a company’s equity through a simulation of a mergers and acquisition transaction. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Declining Profits In this video from Wide Angle, learn about the farmers of Vidarbha in central India who have seen a loss in profits due to the high cost of borrowing money and the low prices for their crops in a globalized market. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Detainees In this video from Wide Angle, learn about the conditions that have caused some Zimbabweans to leave their homeland for Botswana. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Devotion to Kali In this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, learn about Goddess Kali, considered by some Hindus to be the “prime cosmic energy.” Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Diane Nash and the Sit-Ins Diane Nash was a college student when she started leading sit-in demonstrations to protest discrimination. In this interview, recorded for Eyes on the Prize, Nash describes her role in the Civil Rights movement. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	6-12	Video
Digging Out of Debt A college student learns a valuable lesson about excessive credit card debt, and how to deal with the problem, in this video segment from Your Life, Your Money. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Diverse Turkish Women This Wide Angle video segment compares two families in Turkey– one more religious, and one more secular. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Diwali See how Hindus celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights, in this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Do It Yourself A young entrepreneur discusses the responsibilities of managing business income and expenses in this video segment from Your Life, Your Money. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Dutch West India Company (1621) This segment from Dutch New York describes the formation of the Dutch West India Company, which established some of the earliest settlements in North America. Accessibility features: Transcript	6-12	Video
Easter East and West Learn about Easter, Christianity’s most important festival, in this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Economic Boom In this Wide Angle video, learn about the economic boom that has transformed Ireland into a prosperous nation. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Eileen Kelley Walbert Eileen Walbert was among the Concerned White Citizens of Alabama who took a stand for civil rights, as she describes in this oral history from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	6-12	Video
Eliza Law Custis Lap Desk, ca. 1795 In this video from Antiques Roadshow, C. Wesley Cowan, a decorative arts appraiser, examines a lady's lap desk given as a gift to Eliza Parke Custis, the granddaughter of Martha Washington, by the Marquis de Lafayette. Accessibility features: Transcript	8-12	Video
Empowerment This video from Women, War & Peace demonstrates the power of women and suggests that presence of women at peace talks is essential. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
English Ships (1664) This segment from Dutch New York describes how, in 1664, the Dutch Colony of New Amsterdam became the English colony of New York. Accessibility features: Transcript	4-12	Video
Farm and City This video from Wide Angle reports on the increasingly difficult conditions for farmers in China that have caused many rural Chinese to flee the countryside. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Farmer's Dilemma In this video from Wide Angle, learn about the new challenges the farmers of Ireland are facing amidst the country’s economic boom. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Farmers in Peril In this video from Wide Angle, the sparse life of the rural farmer in India is compared to the wealth of consumer goods available to wealthier city dwellers. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Fashion Show In this video from Wide Angle, visit Istanbul, Turkey for the fashion show of Tekbir, a clothing line of conservative fashions for Muslim women. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
The Female Workforce Irish women discuss social and economic changes that have taken place over the last half century in this video from Wide Angle. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
The Fence In this video segment from Wide Angle, learn about the fence that is part of the border security system between Botswana and Zimbabwe. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Foot and Mouth In this Wide Angle video, learn about the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in cattle in Botswana. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Ganesha Chaturti In this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, find out about a Hindu festival that celebrates the birthday of Lord Ganesha, one of the most popular gods of India. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Get Insured In this video segment from Your Life, Your Money, an electrician and mother keeps her family and finances secure with a good job and good insurance benefits. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Gideon v. Wainwright Learn how the case of Gideon v. Wainwright brought about sweeping change in the American justice system in this video segment from The Supreme Court. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Green Chic In this video segment from What’s Up in Finance?, a fashion designer learns the importance of good credit when she borrows money for her budding small business. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Griswold v. Connecticut The “right to privacy” as a legal issue is the topic of this video segment from The Supreme Court. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Grozny University Dr. Dadashev, a professor of physics on the shattered campus of Grozny University, conducts a tour of the war-torn campus in this video segment from Wide Angle. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Guerilla War In this video from Wide Angle, learn about Chechen rebels who have turned to guerilla warfare in order to combat Russian military forces. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Having a Strong National Government In this video from The Supreme Court, partisan politics influences the development of the United States as a young republic. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Henry Hudson In this video from Dutch New York, Henry Hudson’s voyage on the Half Moon is fueled by a quest for a trade route to the East. Accessibility features: Transcript	3-12	Video
The High Cost of Progress Meet an activist who works to help the struggling farmers of rural India in this video from Wide Angle. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Hinduism Hindus participate in Kumbh Mela, believed to be the most widely attended spiritual event in the world, in this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Hindu Temple Dedication This video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly profiles the dedication of a Hindu Temple in Maryland, where Hindus practice their faith in a manner that is a departure from tradition. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Home Village In this video segment from Wide Angle, tour a village in the rural Chinese countryside. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Human Security This video from Women, War & Peace, introduces the idea of “human security” as is an individual’s and or a community’s feeling of security Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Hungarian Revolution of 1956 Learn about the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 in this video from Worldfocus. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Ida B. Wells: A Lifetime of Activism Learn about Ida B. Wells’ life-long fight for African-American civil rights in this segment from The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Illegal in Beijing In this Wide Angle video, view a city area where illegal migrants from rural China live and work. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Increased Immigration Meet two sisters who have migrated from Poland to Ireland, one of three countries in the EU that welcomes immigrant workers from Eastern Europe, in this Wide Angle video. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Industry and Islam This Wide Angle video segment explores economic and religious development in Kayseri, a city in central Turkey. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
In Pursuit of Democracy In this video from Women, War & Peace, learn about the efforts of Leymah Gbowee and the women of Liberia to further democracy and peace after the end of Liberian civil war in 2003. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Israel and Palestine This Wide Angle video features Majdi Amer, a 25-year-old Palestinian, who describes the daily state of violence and conflict in Israel and the occupied territories. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
James Farmer and the Freedom Rides In this video interview, recorded for Eyes on the Prize, Freedom Ride organizer James Farmer describes the interracial bus rides through the South that tested desegregation and sparked white resistance. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	6-12	Video
Janmashtami In this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, learn how Hindus celebrate Janmashtami, a holy day marking the birth of Lord Krishna. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Jefferson: Safe Haven In this video segment from Wide Angle, learn about the safe haven that school provides for the children of Brazil’s shantytowns. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Jefferson: The Bolsa Familia The challenges of growing up in one of Brazil’s largest favelas (shantytowns) are the focus of this Wide Angle video. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Joab: The Class Prefect This video from Wide Angle profiles Joab, a boy from Kibera, Kenya, who has returned to school after dropping out following his mother’s death. Joab is chosen class prefect by the other students. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Joe Dickson In this oral history from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Joe Dickson recalls student activism at Miles College. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	6-12	Video
Karmapa Lama This video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly highlights the life and responsibilities of the Karmapa Lama, a spiritual leader in Tibetan Buddhism. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Ken & Joab: A Comparison This Wide Angle video segment provides a comparison of two classrooms in the state-supported free primary schools of Japan and Kenya. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
King Tut This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K explores the evidence leading to a possible explanation of how King Tut died when he was only 20. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	4-6	Video
Labor Disputes In this Wide Angle video, view a case study of the mediation of a disagreement between an employee and his former employer in China’s courts. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Late-Period Egyptian Bronze Falcon In this video from Antiques Roadshow antiquities appraiser Max Bernheimer examines a beautifully cast bronze falcon, created during ancient Egypt's Late Period. Accessibility features: Transcript	8-12	Video
Late 19th-Century American Indian Clothing Tribal arts appraiser Douglas Deihl examines a collection of American Indian clothing and objects, dating back to the 1880s and 1890s and representing several tribes, in this video from Antiques Roadshow Accessibility features: Transcript	8-12	Video
Legal Struggles This video segment from Women, War & Peace explains how the legal struggles of Cauca and La Toma began 10 years ago in Columbia, when Héctor Sarria was granted a license to mine gold in the mountain. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Legal System Expansion This Wide Angle video provides an overview of the expansion of the legal system in China as market forces lead to new circumstances requiring legal solutions. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Life & Debt The daily struggle of an Indian woman left widowed by her husband’s suicide is the focus of this Wide Angle video. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Lola Hendricks In this oral history from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Lola Hendricks describes her work behind the scenes to advance the Civil Rights movement. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	6-12	Video