Documentaries have only gotten better as time has gone on, and not simply because of hindsight. As such, we think these are the best history documentaries ever.

Fifty years after NASA put the first men on the moon, this 2019 history documentary was released to celebrate the essential wonder of that historic space mission, without extraneous commentary.

A new documentary tells the story of 272 enslaved people sold by Jesuit priests in 1838 and how selling them to Louisiana plantations saved Georgetown University.

Documentaries and historical dramas offer those who witnessed major events firsthand the opportunity to see familiar times through new perspectives, enriched by archival materials that weren’t ...

Filmmaker Christian de Rezendes' documentary "Slatersville: America's First Mill Village" explores the 250-year history of Slatersville, Rhode Island. The documentary, which has won three Emmy awards, ...

The Young Lords organized and fought against several injustices, especially gentrification. A new "Chicago Stories" documentary outlines their entire story. Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices is available ...

The disruptive power of the #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements has shifted the conversation around storytelling about underrepresented and marginalized communities, even as the backlash in the ...

This classic music doc follows Bob Dylan’s famous 1965 tour of England, which marked an important change in the music world, Dylan’s career, and music history. This film was directed by D.A.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." In 2020, the country faced another serious reckoning of racial and economic disparity, and despite ...