19th Century
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United in Freedom: The Emancipation Proclamation Film
In June 2011, through a unique collaboration with the National Archives in Washington, D.C., The Henry Ford had the privilege of displaying the actual Emancipation Proclamation for 36 hours. The response from the community was overwhelming - and inspiring. Watch what happened when thousands of pe...
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Movie + 3 extrasThe Road to Valhalla
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Buck Taylor stars in The Road to Valhalla - A place of honor, glory and happiness where heroes slain in battle are received.
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Fort Adams' Advanced Redoubt
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The American Artist
A century after his death, George Caleb Bingham’s work was not only rediscovered, it is celebrated as a national treasure. Produced by the Emmy Award-winning documentary team at Wide Awake Films in partnership with the Friends of Arrow Rock (Bingham’s hometown in Missouri), this hour long documen...
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Movie + 4 extrasAcross: The Father Tolton Freedom Story
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During the chaos of the Civil War, a Missouri slave boy makes an attempt to escape, despite a cruel overseer, Confederate soldiers, and the mighty Mississippi River blocking his path. Across is based on the true story of Augustine Tolton, an early Civil Rights hero.
This short film is the first ...
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Movie + 1 extraCuster's Strategy of Defeat
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On the morning of June 25, 1876, Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer made the fateful decision to attack a large Native American village camped on the banks of the Little Big Horn River. It was a decision that would cost him his life, the lives of 268 of his men, and over 60 Native America...
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1 seasonBetween the Lines
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"Between the Lines" is an in-depth look at the letters of Jacob Weaver. A resident of Ulster County New York, Weaver and his family emigrated to Indiana Territory in 1813. For 47 years his letters described life in his new home. Are their contents truthful depictions or fanciful embellishments...
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Hunter of Kentucky
Andrew Jackson's decisive American victory over the British at the Battle of New Orleans is the stuff of legend. Fought at the end of the War of 1812 stories, movies and even songs have been written about it. The most popular tune was written in 1821. It lionized the Kentucky long rifle and the m...
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Movie + 2 extrasBad Blood - The Border War that Triggered the Civil War
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Bad Blood is the story of an epic and influential time in our nation's history. In the years leading up to the Civil War, a bloody conflict between slaveholders and abolitionists focused the nation's eyes on the state of Missouri and the territory of Kansas. Told through the actual words of slave...
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2 itemsHMS Victory: Total Guide
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Meet the HMS Victory, one of the most famous warships in history, and flagship of Vice Admiral Nelson at his decisive victory over the Franco-Spanish Combined Fleet at Trafalgar in 1805. We look at the crucial role played by Britain's Royal Navy in the Napoleonic Wars, before beginning a deck-by-...
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Friend of the Devil
Set in 1880's Texas, former Texas Ranger Jacob Matthau goes on the hunt for three Bandits that robbed and killed a Payroll Guard. His journey of revenge takes him beyond the law where no good deed goes unpunished.
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MovieContested Ground
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Movie + 1 extraWhitney's Mettle
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MovieCivil Warriors
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CIVIL WARRIORS tells the true story of two black families from upstate New York -- fathers and sons who enlisted in the US Colored Troops and fought in the Civil War. Their compelling story unfolds in a film and curriculum through a unique interweaving of historical images and the rhythm and ener...
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The Hall Rifle
Enjoy a new edit updated and remastered for HistoryFix in 2022!
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MovieOnly God Forgives
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Abandoned by his gang, an outlaw seeks forgiveness from a lone preacher riding near his hideout.
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Austrian Lorenz Musket
Enjoy this updated, re-edited, and remastered version created specifically for HistoryFix in 2022!
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MovieWicked Spring
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During the 1864 battle of the Wilderness, three Union soldiers and three Confederate Soldiers get separated from their units as twilight engulfs the ravaged battlefield. The men wander alone through the dangerous woods, separate from each other until they meet by chance on the banks of a quiet cr...
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1816 Springfield Conversions
Updated with new photography, stills, and audio remastered for HistoryFix in 2022!
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The Iron Riders
The Iron Riders were a group of U.S. Army Buffalo soldiers who were tasked with a daunting job: bike 1,900 miles from Missoula, Montana to St. Louis, Missouri. Officially known as the 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps, this group of men had to test whether bicycles were a more efficient way to travel o...
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Movie + 1 extraFredericksburg
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Fredericksburg, A Documentary Film is the complete story of the Union army's attempt to force a river crossing in front of the town of Fredericksburg, and dislodge the Confederates from their defenses, which would have opened the road to Richmond in December 1862. It is a unique film for a unique...
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In the Valley of Death
Originally filmed in standard definition, this Civil War short film is set around the Chancellorsville campaign depicting first hand soldier accounts from the war.
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The Compact
The Compact is the story of 12 Union Soldiers from the American Civil War. Raised across the country, they met in a hospital in Pennsylvania. They are drawn to make a compact to better their lives and meet 20 years later at Niagara Falls, NY. Meet the men and hear their stories.
