America's Hidden Stories

An exploration of the little-known stories and contributions of black cowboys, marshals and soldiers of America's Wild West, told in their own words.

The discovery of a pre-Civil War cemetery of enslaved ironworkers provides new insights into the role African-Americans played in the Industrial Revolution.

A look at the U.S. clandestine intelligence team of the 1980s called FOG (Field Operations Group) and how it paved the way for today's special ops forces.

New evidence supports a Civil War legend that a freed female slave and a society lady in Virginia acted as spies for the Union.

Cutting-edge archaeology reveals little-known stories about Jamestown, specifically events that took place in the seminal year of 1619; excavations uncover the presence of a skeleton that may belong to a controversial founding father.

Cutting-edge archaeology reveals little-known stories about Jamestown, specifically events that took place in the seminal year of 1619; excavations uncover the presence of a skeleton that may belong to a controversial founding father.

A look at the U.S. clandestine intelligence team of the 1980s called FOG (Field Operations Group) and how it paved the way for today's special ops forces.

The discovery of a pre-Civil War cemetery of enslaved ironworkers provides new insights into the role African-Americans played in the Industrial Revolution.

New evidence supports a Civil War legend that a freed female slave and a society lady in Virginia acted as spies for the Union.

An exploration of the little-known stories and contributions of black cowboys, marshals and soldiers of America's Wild West, told in their own words.