Brainwaves Video Anthology
Khalil Gibran Muhammad - 'Let America Be America Again' by Langston Hughes
Khalil Gibran Muhammad is professor of History, Race and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and the Suzanne Young Murray Professor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies. He is the former Director of the Schomburg Center...
Curated Video
Ronald Reagan: Tear Down This Wall
On June 12, 1987, President Ronald Reagan delivers a speech to the people of West Berlin, calling upon the Soviet Union to tear down the wall that divides the city.
ShortCutsTv
Chi Square
How to calculate and apply Chi Square to a contemporary psychological context - Piaget's Conservation Experiment.
Red Rock Films
What was the March on Washington?
How a much-feared gathering of 250,000 demonstrators became a shining example of peaceful protest and set the stage for one of the world's most famous speeches.
Curated Video
Statistics for Data Science and Business Analysis - Calculating Confidence Intervals Within a Population with an Unknown Variance
This video is about calculating confidence intervals within a population with an unknown variance.
This clip is from the chapter "Confidence Intervals" of the series "Statistics for Data Science and Business Analysis".This section...
The March of Time
1940: FDR IN CHARLOTTESVILLE: President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) behind podium, black BG: 'Overwhelmingly, we as a nation...gods of force & hate...democracy at stake...love of freedom still fierce' VS Auditorium. University of Virginia. WWII
MOT 1940: FDR IN CHARLOTTESVILLE: President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) behind podium, black BG: 'Overwhelmingly, we as a nation...gods of force & hate...democracy at stake...love of freedom still fierce' VS Auditorium. University...
Curated Video
The Bill of Rights: Cornerstone of US Society?
Written by Founding Father James Madison in 1789, The Bill of Rights makes up the first ten amendments to the US Constitution. Many people still consider the Bill of Rights to be the cornerstone of our society, but not everyone agrees.
Curated Video
Breaking Down the Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the US Constitution. It guarantees all Americans basic freedoms – but those freedoms have always been under attack.
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Perfecting Poetry - Poetic Form and Structure (Stage 5, Years/Grades 9-10)
Why are some poems so long, while others finish in three lines? Well, it has something to do with poetic form.
Join us for this lesson on Perfecting Poetry where we’ll uncover a range of poetic forms and stanzaic structures. See how...
Curated Video
Hiroshima 1945
A beginning of atomic age! Cause of celebration for United States. Consequences of 2 atomic bombs on Hiroshima minting 16+ million lives in 1945.
Curated Video
Marian Anderson: The Opera Singer Who Challenged Segregation
When Black singer Marian Anderson was barred from performing in Washington by the Daughters of the Revolution – her Lincoln Memorial performance made her an icon of the Civil Rights Movement.
Professor Dave Explains
Understanding Wealth Inequality
We've talked about public goods and externalities, and one negative externality associated with economic decisions is wealth inequality. A certain measure of wealth inequality is expected and desirable for any economy. But when this...
Bedtime History
The Checks and Balances of Government
The American Revolution has ended and America is a free country. As a young country, America has many decisions to make about how it will be run, such as who will have power and lead the country. The Founding Fathers wanted to be careful...
Cerebellum
America's Documents Of Freedom 1215-1774 - The Mayflower Compact 1620
American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those before it to make our foundation of freedom stronger. In this video we look at the...
Cerebellum
The American Civil War And Reconstruction: 1862-1869 - The Civil Rights Act (1866)
American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those before it to make our foundation of freedom stronger. This video looks at the Civil Rights...
Ancient Lights Media
US Constitution: Freedom of Speech
Understanding the U.S. Constitution: 7. This clip examines the guarantee of Freedom of Speech in the Bill of Rights. It also looks at the legal limitations imposed on this right.
Cerebellum
America's Documents Of Freedom 1787-1796 - The United States Constitution 1787
Our country’s destiny has been shaped by those who gave of their leadership, wisdom and sometimes their lives. Our American’s Documents of Freedom have recorded the evolution of our republic down through the years. This program focuses...
Curated Video
The First Allies of the Revolution
The United States’ first true allies, the Oneida Tribe helped the Patriots to win the American Revolutionary War – but at what cost?
Wonderscape
History Kids: Spanish-American War
This video provides a historical account of the sinking of the USS Maine in 1898, which played a significant role in the outbreak of the Spanish-American War. It explores the events leading up to the explosion, the role of yellow...
Curated Video
Civic Engagement: Power to the People
Democracy was born when the Athenian government transitioned from the “rule of a few” to the “rule of many”, around 3,000 years ago.
Curated Video
George W. Bush: After September 11
In the wake of the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil in history, President George W. Bush delivers a much anticipated speech to a Joint Session of Congress, outlining America’s reaction to the unprecedented atrocity.
Cerebellum
America's Documents Of Freedom 1787-1796 - The United States Constitution Continued 1787
Our country’s destiny has been shaped by those who gave of their leadership, wisdom and sometimes their lives. Our American’s Documents of Freedom have recorded the evolution of our republic down through the years. This program focuses...
Mediacorp
The Last Royals of India
This video explores the remnants of royalty in modern India, where once there were hundreds of kingdoms ruled by kings. The descendants of these rulers still hold on to their identities, even though they have lost their lands and...
Wonderscape
History Kids: John Lewis
In this video, we learn about the early life of John Lewis, his journey as a civil rights activist, and his career as an elected official.