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The Latino population has had an impact not only on the demography of the U.S. population but also on other aspects of U.S. society, from language to medicine, from food to manufacturing. Latinos continue to contribute to American culture as musicians, small business owners, chefs, veterans, and many other professionals.

Before Citizen Kane and The War of the Worlds, leading Broadway actress Rose McClendon and producer John Houseman convince a gifted but untested 20-year-old Orson Welles to direct Shakespeare's Macbeth with an all-Black cast in Harlem. Reimagined in a Haitian setting, this revolutionary 1936 production, which came to be known as "Voodoo Macbeth," would change the world forever. But the road to opening night proves to be a difficult one. Welles and...

A U.S. Marine battalion headed by Lt. Col. Steve L. Corbett and Capt. Paul Hansen must fight its way out of a frozen mountain pass despite diminishing supplies, freezing temperatures and constant attacks by overwhelming numbers of Chinese and North Korean soldiers during the Korean War.

Depression-era drama in which a young couple leads a group of unemployed people in forming a successful communal farm.

It is not widely known that a handful of prisoners in the Nazi death camps managed somehow to take clandestine photographs of the hell that was being hidden from the world. Director Christophe Cognet retraces the footsteps of these courageous men and women in a quest to unearth the circumstances and the stories behind their photographs.

The remarkable story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a ferocity unlike anything the world has ever seen. Inspired by true events, it follows the emotionally epic journey of General Nanisca as she trains the next generation of recruits and prepares them for battle against an enemy determined to obliterate their way of life. Some things are worth fighting for.

In 1942, in reaction to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States government ordered more than 110,000 men, women & children to leave their homes & unjustly imprisoned them in remote, military-style camps. The National Park Service has preserved several camp locations as a reminder of the fragility of American civil liberties. Densho.org preserves irreplaceable firsthand accounts of survivors, to explore principles of democracy and promote...

In Tolstoy's timeless epic of love and loss, a circle of aristocrats finds their glittering world crumbling as war threatens imperial Russia. Set during the years of Napoleon's invasion of Russia, War and Peace follows the changing fortunes of brooding hero Prince Andrej, his bookish friend Pierre, and the spirited but na�ve Natasha. As Napoleonb2ss armies menace their privileged lives, the horrors of the battlefield reach into the elegant ballrooms...

Overlord Count Ulrich takes it one step too far. It was bad enough when he kidnapped the pretty wife of the young archer Dardo, but when Ulrich takes the man's son, a rebel leader is born.

Hispanic-Latino Americans belong to one of the most populous and most-talented ethnic and lingual groups in the United States who have made a big impact in all fields and sectors of life. Join us as we celebrate some of the most influential Hispanic men who are recognized for their achievements in education, politics, science, medicine, exploration, music, literature, and sports. Discover how these inspirational men have helped shape society as...