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Top Documentary Films includes documentaries related to history, politics and society. The history-related videos deal with historical topics from the ancient to modern period.
Stream Frontline documentaies for free.
Download & Streaming : Moving Image Archive : Internet Archive Archive's Moving Images library of free movies, films, and videos. This library contains digital movies uploaded by Archive users which range from classic full-length films, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to cartoons and concerts. Many of these videos are available for free download. Select Community Video for some open access videos.
Folkstreams is a collection of streaming documentary films about American Roots Culture. The site includes transcripts, suggested readings, study and teaching guides, and links to related websites.
Environmental History Resources videos introduce themes in environmental history.
Search or browse Films on Demand for streaming academic films, documentaries and news programs.
UShistory.org provides links to primary sources, textbooks and video resources in U.S. history
Bristish Pathe's moving image archive on YouTube contains over 80,000 videos (3,500 hours) of footage from their 20th century newsreels.
American President allows access to links to presidential speeches, some of which are available in audio or video. Transcripts are available for all speeches.
Smarthistory.org at Khan Academy offers more than one thousand videos and articles on art from the prehistoric to the modern era.