• African Americans
  Multicultural Peoples of North America--Video Series
  30 minutes
• African American Inventors--From Dreams to Reality
  Educational Video Network, Inc.
  Narrated by Ossie Davis
• Muhammad Ali (Heavyweight Champion)
  Black Americans of Achievement--Video Collection II
  30 minutes
• Hank Aaron--Chasing the Dream
  TBS. Special
  Narrated by various artist Approximately 90 minutes
  Summary: Probing looks at the trials and achievements of Hank Aaron, in his rise to success in the world of professional baseball
• James Baldwin (Author)
  Black Americans of Achievement--Video Collection II
  30 minutes
• James Baldwin: The Price of The Ticket
   86 minutes
   Summary: This video captures the passionate intellect and courageous writing of a man who was born black, impoverished, gifted and gay.
• Mary Mcleod Bethune (Educator)
   Black Americans of Achievement--Video Collection II
   30 minutes
• Black Athlete
  Morton Downey NBC Special--Martin Luther King Jr.
  1989
  Narrated by Tom Brokaw
  1990-1991
• Black Men: Uncertain Futures
  Narrated by Noah Nelson
  60 minutes
• Blacks on Television
  Ozark Public TV
  90 minutes
• Black Theater: The Making of A Movement
  California Newsreel
  1978
  Approximately 114 minutes
  Summary: This is a video encyclopedia of the leading figures, institutions and events of a movement of the 60s and 70s which transformed the American Stage.
• The Buffalo Soldiers 
  Educational Video Network, Inc. 
  Narrated by Ossie Davis
  Approximately 47 minutes
  Summary: Probing looks at the pathos and adventure of the legend of the Buffalo Soldier. Filmed on locations where it actually happened more than 100 years ago, and utilizing a rare collection of authentic Buffalo Soldier photographs...this amazing story comes to life.
• George Washington Carver (Botanist)
  Black Americans of Achievement
  30 minutes
• Frederick Douglass (Abolitionist Editor)
  Black Americans of Achievement
  30 minutes
• Frederick Douglas--His Story
  November 2, 1994
  Approximately 70 minutes
  Summary: A look at some of the events of Frederick Douglas, and his contributions to African American History.
• W.E.B Du Bois (Scholar & Activist)
  Black Americans of Achievement--Video Collection II
  30 minutes
• Dutchman: "A dramatic shocker"
  California Newsreel
  1967
  55 minutes
  Summary: A middle class black man is engaged in conversation by a white woman on the subway. The woman attacks the black man's race as well as his right to middle class aspirations. The black man finally erupts in a passionate expression of black rage. The white woman stabs him before moving to another unsuspecting black man.
• Flyers in Search of A Dream
  PBS Video 
  60 minutes
  Summary: "Flyers in Search of a Dream" documents this neglected and an important phase of history through the lives and adventures of early aviators. This one-of-a kind program contains rare archival footage, photographs and dramatic vignettes certain to make it a classic in its field.
• From Jumpstreet
  Black Influence in the Recording Industry
  PBS Video
  29 minutes
• From Jumpstreet
  Black Music in Theater and Film
  PBS Video
  29 minutes
  Summary: This telecourse features the role of music in the presentation and perception of Blacks in theater and film. Black Americans who were active in the growth of theater and film music are identified. Examples of their contributions and recognition of the line of evolution that links the black minstrel shows of the late 19th century to contemporary theater and television are highlighted.
• From Jumpstreet
  Blues: Country to City
  PBS Video
  29 minutes
• From Jumpstreet
  Dance to the Music
  PBS Video
  29 minutes
• From Jumpstreet
  Early Jazz
  PBS Video
  29 minutes
  Summary: This video describes the characteristics of ragtime and the music culture from which it evolved and identifies the major sources of early jazz.
• From Jumpstreet
  The Freedom Station
  PBS Video
  28 minutes
• From Jumpstreet
  Gospel and Spirituals
  PBS Video
  29 minute
  Summary: This video describes the three broad categories of spirituals recognizing the characteristics common to traditional spirituals in general and the reason for their development.
• From Jumpstreet 
  Jazz Gets Blues
  PBS Video
  29 minutes
  Summary: A video which identifies the characteristics of classic blues and classic jazz, and recognizes the key people in the development of each genre.
• From Jumpstreet
  Jazz People
  PBS Video
  29 minutes
  Summary: A video which distinguishes among the three basic approaches to large ensemble jazz and identifies the principal artists involved in the development of bebop.
• From Jumpstreet
  Jazz Vocalists
  PBS Video
  29 minutes
  Summary: This video discusses the influence of West African music and language on Afro-American vocal jazz, discusses the influence of West African music and language on Afro-American vocal jazz, and describes the ways in which jazz vocalists are influenced by the work of instrumentalists.
• From Jumpstreet
  Rhythm & Blues
  PBS Video
  29 minutes
  Summary: This video cites the social and economic trends that contributed to the development of rhythm and blues and recognizes the recording industry's influence on the commercialization and main streaming of rhythm and blues.
• From Jumpstreet
  Soul
  PBS Video
  29 minutes
  Summary: This video describes the social, political, and economic environments that fostered soul music in the 1950s and 1960. It also relates soul music to the worship and musical style of the black church.
• From Jumpstreet
  The Source of Soul
  PBS Video
  29 minutes
  Summary: This program recognizes the contributions of African-American musicians and chronicles the life and culture of their community.
• From Jumpstreet
  West African Heritage
  PBS Video
  29 minutes
  Summary: This video recognizes that much of the music reacted by black Americans is West African in origin, relates the characteristics of traditional African life to traditional music and dance, indicates what is mean by the oral tradition in African and Afro-American cultures, and discusses the role of the village riot.
• Marcus Garvey (Black National Leader)
  Black Americans of Achievement--Video Collection II
  30 minutes
• Glory
  Columbia Tristar Home Video
  Approximately 122 minutes
  Summary: The heart-stopping story of the first black regiment to fight for the North in the Civil War. Despised by the South, Distrusted by the North, the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts overcame seemingly insurmountable odds in their fight to join the war for freedom.
• Great Americans: Martin Luther King, Jr.(Second Edition) 
  Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Corporation
  Approximately 24 minutes
  Summary: Three of Dr. King's friends and his widow, Corretta King, voice their assessments of his leadership in the Civil Rights movements, while tracing his nonviolent actions.
• Alex Haley: A conversation with Alex Haley
  50 minutes
  Summary: Alex Haley recounts his transformation from a college dropout into one of America's most powerful nonfiction writers.
• Matthew Henson (Explorer)
  Black Americans of Achievement--Video Collection II
  30 minutes
• Heritage in Black
  Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Corporation
  Approximately 27 minutes
  Summary: This program focuses on the Black people's 200-year-old struggle to be free and reveals their important contributions to science, industry, education, labor, and sports.
• I Have a Dream: The Nature of Great Speaking
  25 minutes
  Summary: A video which documents the dynamic oration of Dr. Martin Luther King on August 28, 1993, March on Washington.
• Langston Hughes (Poet)
  Black Americans of Achievement--Video Collection II
  30 minutes
• Jesse Jackson (Civil Rights Leader & Politician)
  Black Americans of Achievement
  30 minutes
• Charles Johnson: A conversation with Charles Johnson
  27 minutes
  Summary: In this conversation, Johnson describes his over arching literary objective: to explore classic, metaphysical questions from East and West against the backdrop of African American life and history.
• Martin Luther King, Jr. (Civil Rights Leader)
  Black Americans of Achievement
  30 minutes
• The Learning Tree: The Race to Freedom
• Malcolm X 
  Black Americans of Achievement
  30 minutes
• Thurgood Marshall (Supreme Court Justice)
  Black Americans of Achievement
  30 minutes
• Toni Morrison: A conversation with Toni Morrison
  25 minutes
  Summary: This video introduces one of the most widely acclaimed contemporary American writers. Toni Morrison has been called, "a literary Moses stripping the idols of whiteness and blackness that have prevented blacks from knowing themselves."
• Elijah Muhammad (Religious Leader)
  Black Americans of Achievement--Video Collection II
  30 minutes
• Gloria Naylor: A conversation with Gloria Naylor
  21 minutes
  Summary: In this video Naylor discusses the value and difficulty of maintaining an African American identity in a world dominated by whites.
• The Negro Soldier
  A Documentary by Frank Capra
  Approximately 45 minutes
  Summary: This program was produced to define the role of black troops during the fight against the Axis Powers. It was eventually seen by millions of Americans in civilian theaters. This very personalized film sheds light upon this extremely valuable participant so often overlooked in the history books.
• Jesse Owens (Champion Athlete)
  Black Americans of Achievement--Video Collection II
  30 minutes
• Colin Powell ( Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff)
  Black Americans of Achievement
  30 minutes
• Jackie Robinson (Baseball Great)
  Black Americans of Achievement
  30 minutes
• Sojourner Truth (Anti-slavery Activist)
  Black Americans of Achievement
  30 minutes
• Harriet Tubman (Anti-slavery Activist)
  Black Americans of Achievement
  30 minutes
• Alice Walker (Author)
  Black Americans of Achievement--Video Collection II
  30 minutes
• Alice Walker: A conversation with Alice Walker
  30 minutes
  Summary: In this video Walker shares with us her remarkable spiritual journey from a sharecropping childhood in rural Georgia to the peace and creativity of her present retreat in Northern California.
• Madam C.J. Walker (Entrepreneur)
  Black Americans of Achievement
  30 minutes
• Booker T. Washington (Educator)
  Black Americans of Achievement
  30 minutes
• John Wideman: A conversation with John Wideman
  26 minutes
  Summary: In this video Wideman candidly discusses the dilemma of the committed African American intellectual torn between the urban underclass and a predominantly white, middle class audience.
• August Wilson: A conversation with August Wilson
  22 minutes
  Summary: Interviewed on the set on his lasts play Two Trains Running, this conversation introduces one of America's most celebrated playwrights, August Wilson, and his on going study about the lives of African Americans.
• Richard Wright: Black Boy
  86 minutes
  Summary: This is the first film on the life, work, and legacy of Richard Wright.