Light Of Freedom
2010
The year is 1861. As President Lincoln calls for 75,000 men to join the Union army, the nation teeters on the brink of The Civil War. Meanwhile, a more…
Patriot Features: McGee/Shipley
In this episode, we hear from a man who served, in not one, but three wars. He was a pilot in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. The second man we hear from was…
Veterans In Blue – Season 1 – Episode 2: Yardley Hunter
2017
Dr. Yardley Hunter joined the Air Force on Aug. 22, 1975. At the time, she was one of only three women to graduate with an Air Force commission from Bennett…
African-Americans In Military History: Breaking Barriers
2015
Features a brief synopsis of African-American firsts throughout U.S. military history.
I Have A Dream – Martin Luther King
1963
On Wednesday, August 28, 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C., Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. created an electrifying and spectacular moment in…
Guion “Guy” Bluford, American Hero
2011
Guion Stewart Bluford Jr., Ph.D., is an American aerospace engineer, retired U.S. Air Force officer and fighter pilot, and former NASA astronaut, who was…
Military Legends Of WWII – Episode 15: Tuskegee Airmen
2006
This is the story of the first African-American military aviators in the United States Armed Forces as told by the airmen themselves. The Tuskegee Airmen…
Patriot Features: Diggs/Snyder
In this episode, we hear from two men who's experience of World War II were different than most. The first man was one of the first black Marines, and…
Veterans In Blue – Season 1 – Episode 7: Edward Rice
2017
Edward A. Rice Jr. is a 1978 distinguished graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. During his time on active duty, he commanded at the squadron, group,…
Patriot Features: Adams/Boyd
In this episode we hear the stories of two of the famed Tuskegee Airmen. Both share a unique perspective of what it was like to be part of the US Army…
Veterans In Blue – Season 1 – Episode 12: William Hardy
2017
Senior Master Sgt. (Ret.) William E. Hardy is an Air Force veteran with 22 years of service. After graduating from Green Country Central High School in…
Veterans In Blue – Season 1 – Episode 23: Willie Ford
2017
Willie Ford joined the Air Force in December 1991 when his small hometown in South Carolina couldn’t provide him the career opportunities he sought.
Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 7: Archie Williams
2016
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Emancipation Road – Episode 1: 1625-1863 The Shadows of Slavery
2017
This first episode of Emancipation Road takes a look into the history of slavery in the United States, from the beginnings of the Atlantic slave trade…
Emancipation Road – Episode 2: 1870-1909 Separate But Equal
2017
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Emancipation Road – Episode 3: 1863-1870 The Emancipation Proclamation
2017
Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and its effect on the end of the Civil War, the Reconstruction era in the South, and the eventual Constitutional…
Emancipation Road – Episode 4: 1909-WWII Regardless Of The Color Of One’s Skin
2017
Beginning with the founding of the NAACP, this episode examines the societal changes that helped accelerate African American advancement in the early 20th…
James Parks
2017
The story of the life of James Parks, who was born, lived, died and buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Breaking Barriers – Episode 2: The Race Barrier
2017
In 1941, the United States began training African-Americans to fly and maintain combat aircraft as part of the U.S. Army Air Corps. These Airmen overcame…
Jesse Owens at the Berlin Olympics in 1936
2016
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The Black Brigade
1970
A redneck officer is put in charge of a squad of black troops charged with taking an important bridge from the Nazis.