Library & Learning Commons: HIgh School Social Studies: Films and Documentaries

Streaming Services

Kanopy
A film collection curated by faculty and now including a base collection of a variety of films, including feature films, documentaries, and more.
Academic Video Online
More than 68,000 titles spanning a wide range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more.

Films

America The Story of Us
America The Story of Us is an epic 12-hour television event that tells the extraordinary story of how America was invented. With highly realistic CGI animation, dramatic recreations and thoughtful insights from some of America’s most respected artists, business leaders, academics and intellectuals, it is the first television event in nearly 40 years to present a comprehensive telling of America’s history.
Branches of Government
This video series provides detailed explanations of each branch of the government and there powers and duties.
Crash Course World History
Crash Course allows select Government, U. S. Government, World History I & II

At Crash Course, we believe that high quality educational videos should be available to everyone for free. Crash Course transforms the traditional textbook model by presenting information in a fast-paced format, enhancing the learning experience.
Roots
An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", in which Haley traces his African American family's history from the mid-18th century to the Reconstruction era.
Summer of soul (… or when the revolution could not be televised)
4th Floor: Blu-ray/DVD/Video Collection - Ask At Desk ; DVD-9033
The true glory from D-Day to the fall of Berlin
4th Floor: Blu-ray/DVD/Video Collection - Ask At Desk ; DVD-4353
Untold: Government Explained
Untold is a free collection of short, compelling, history videos and animations designed to engage new audiences in a new conversation and

shine a light on the stories that don’t always make it into the classroom
and question what we think we know about those that do.
World War I
World War I pitted the Central Powers against the Allied Powers, which included the U.S. The Great War spawned unprecedented death and destruction. On the home front, African Americans and women assumed new roles; the suffrage movement gained steam; while racial tensions and the erosion of civil liberties threatened the country.