Discover how a man born into slavery became one of the most influential voices for democracy in American history. Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Stanley Nelson explores the role Douglass played in securing the right to freedom for African Americans.

Explore how music helped sustain and was in turn inspired by the Civil Rights Movement. Featuring archival interviews and performances from many of the greatest artists of the soul era and beyond.

From the blues to hip hop, African Americans have been the driving force of sonic innovation for over a century. Musical styles come and go, but there's one sound that has been a constant source of strength, courage and wisdom from the pulpit to the choir lofts on any given Sunday. GOSPEL, the latest history series from Henry Louis Gates, Jr., digs deep into the origin story of Black spirituality through sermon and song.

Don’t miss the long-awaited season finale of this heart-warming MASTERPIECE series on GPB! James tries to get home from RAF training for Christmas and Skeldale House prepares for a new arrival.

Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth was raised in the crucible of segregated Birmingham but he was forged by its attempt to kill him. When the KKK planted a bomb underneath his bed and he emerged unharmed, he was sure he was saved by God to lead a Movement. His work inspired freedom movements around the world.

Who decides which stories get told? A group of women and LGBTQ+ journalists buck the white male-dominated status quo, banding together to launch The 19th*, a digital news startup aiming to combat misinformation. A story of an America in flux and the voices often left out of the narrative, this documentary shows change doesn’t come easy. 

Fly With Me tells the story of the pioneering women who became flight attendants at a time when single women were unable to order a drink, eat alone in a restaurant, own a credit card or get a prescription for birth control. The job offered unheard-of opportunities for travel and independence. These women were on the frontlines of the battle to assert gender equality and transform the workplace.

Follow Patrick Dykstra in his quest to connect with and understand the hidden nature of the sperm whale, shining a light on their intelligence and complexity, as well as their relationship with humankind. 

For decades, scientists have tried to unlock the secrets of ancient DNA. Follow the dramatic quest to recover DNA millions of years old and reveal a lost world from before the last Ice Age.

Enjoy these programs and more:

● Call the Midwife
Season 13 of this popular series will air on GPB next month, but with GPB Passport you can stream new episodes beginning February 16th.

● Sisi: Austrian Empress
Stream new episodes of this drama about the rise of Empress Elisabeth of Austria.

● The American Buffalo: A Film by Ken Burns
The dramatic story of the American Buffalo's near extinction - and the people who saved it.

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For generations, upwardly mobile white families have extracted opportunity from the nation’s heavily subsidized suburbs, then moved on before the bills for maintenance and repair came due, leaving the mostly Black and Brown families who followed to clean up the ensuing mess. Peter and Orlando are joined by author Benjamin Herold to discover the vicious cycle undermining the dreams upon which American suburbia was built. 

In this episode of Salvation South Deluxe Native Appalachian documentary filmmaker Elaine McMillion Sheldon and others talk to Chuck about "King Coal," a new documentary that uses unconventional storytelling techniques to explore mountain folks' complicated relationship with the dying coal industry. Listen here.

This week on the Georgia Today podcast, four students were shot and wounded outside of an Atlanta high school, an endangered whale was found dead off the coast of Tybee Island and more. Listen and subscribe.

There have been changes to the recruitment process for high school football players. Early signing day and the transfer portal have changed the look of National Signing Day and the work it takes to move on to the next level. In this week's Football Fridays in Georgia podcast, Jon and Hannah are joined by Colquitt County Head Coach Sean Calhoun, who had 17 players sign on to play in college, to discuss the inner workings of the recruitment process.