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1. Emperor (2020)

PG-13 | 99 min | Biography, Drama, History

An escaped slave travels north and has chance encounters with Frederick Douglass and John Brown. Based on the life story of Shields Green.

Director: Mark Amin | Stars: Mykelti Williamson, James Cromwell, Bruce Dern, Kat Graham

Votes: 1,540

2. Lincoln (1992 TV Movie)

240 min | Biography, History

Famous actors and actresses read testimonies from people close to Lincoln about him and his actions during the Civil War.

Directors: Peter W. Kunhardt, James A. Edgar | Stars: Jason Robards, James Earl Jones, Glenn Close, Richard Widmark

Votes: 341

3. Frederick Douglass: An American Life (1985)

31 min | Documentary, Short, Biography

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Director: William Greaves | Stars: Hugh Morgan, Jacqueline Scates, Danny Wooten, R.P. Montgomery

4. The Good Lord Bird (2020)
Episode: Mister Fred (2020)

TV-MA | 46 min | Drama, War, Western

John Brown travels north with Onion, taking refuge at the home of Frederick Douglass and his two wives. When Brown and Douglass clash over methodology, Onion discovers just how complex the fight for justice and human equality really is.

Director: Darnell Martin | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Beau Knapp, Nick Eversman

Votes: 405

5. The Good Lord Bird (2020)
Episode: Hiving the Bees (2020)

TV-MA | 51 min | Drama, War, Western

Onion and new recruit John Cook head to Harper's Ferry to prepare for the arrival of John Brown and his army. Onion struggles recruiting African-American soldiers. Brown's arrival with daughter Annie creates a new distraction: true love.

Director: Haifaa Al-Mansour | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Beau Knapp, Nick Eversman

Votes: 372

6. The Good Lord Bird (2020)
Episode: Last Words (2020)

TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, War, Western

John Brown and his remaining army take a last stand as more federal troops descend upon Harper's Ferry. With John Brown captured, Onion, truly on his own, risks his life to say his goodbyes to Brown. Series finale.

Director: Michael Nankin | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Beau Knapp, Nick Eversman

Votes: 351

7. Sherman's Showcase (2019– )
Episode: Meet Sherman (2019)

TV-MA | 21 min | Comedy, Music

Meet Sherman introduces Sherman McDaniels, host of Sherman's Showcase. John Legend walks us through a history of The Showcase - from Sherman's parentage, to the origin of the show, with ... See full summary »

Director: Matt Piedmont | Stars: Bashir Salahuddin, Diallo Riddle, Tiffany Haddish, John Legend

Votes: 37

8. The Civil War (1990)
Episode: The Cause (1861) (1990)

TV-PG | 100 min | Documentary, History, War

Slavery began to flourish in the U.S. at the end of the 18th century with Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin. Whereas it would take one person a day to produce a pound of clean ... See full summary »

Director: Ken Burns | Stars: David McCullough, Shelby Foote, Barbara Fields, Ed Bearss

Votes: 494

9. Sherman's Showcase (2019– )
Episode: Behind the Charade (2019)

TV-MA | 21 min | Comedy, Music

Host Morris Day, documents the rise, fall and rise of iconic pop star, Charade, from his discovery on Sherman's Showcase through his historic 2007 comeback.

Director: Matt Piedmont | Stars: Bashir Salahuddin, Diallo Riddle, Joe Brown, John Legend

Votes: 14

10. North and South, Book I (1985)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (1985)

TV-PG | 93 min | Drama, History, Romance

To distract Orry, whose brooding about Madeline wrecks his West Point performance, George drags him to Alice Peet for laundry and 'intimate' services. After Bent arranges for Fisk to be ... See full summary »

Director: Richard T. Heffron | Stars: Kirstie Alley, Georg Stanford Brown, David Carradine, Philip Casnoff

Votes: 283

11. North and South, Book I (1985)
Episode: Episode #1.3 (1985)

TV-PG | 93 min | Drama, History, Romance

1848, Orry plucks run-away slave Priam from the train Madelin suggested to flee on, George uses their friendship to let him escape. Three weeks later, Orry is best man when George weds ... See full summary »

Director: Richard T. Heffron | Stars: Kirstie Alley, Georg Stanford Brown, David Carradine, Philip Casnoff

Votes: 268

12. Manhunt (2024)
Episode: Let the Sheep Flee (2024)

TV-MA | 51 min | Drama, History, Thriller

The hunt expands to Québec, where a nest of Confederate spies and expatriates reorganize; John Wilkes Booth is taken underground in Maryland.

Director: John Dahl | Stars: Tobias Menzies, Anthony Boyle, Lovie Simone, Will Harrison

Votes: 244

13. Sherman's Showcase (2019– )
Episode: The Showcase Dancers (2019)

TV-MA | 21 min | Comedy, Music

Host, Nigel Lythgoe introduces the dancers of Sherman's Showcase and shares significant moments in the series, including marriages between dancers, dancer-based controversies, and the show's only robotic dancer, the Funk-A-Tron 2000.

Director: Matt Piedmont | Stars: Bashir Salahuddin, Diallo Riddle, Andrew Bachelor, Joe Brown

Votes: 19