Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "slave-state"

1. Glory (1989)

R | 122 min | Biography, Drama, History

Robert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates.

Director: Edward Zwick | Stars: Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman

Votes: 144,720 | Gross: $26.83M

2. Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)

Approved | 110 min | Biography, Drama, History

Humble Abraham Lincoln gains the respect of his Illinois neighbors, growing in stature and respect until he is elected President in 1860 and departs for Washington.

Director: John Cromwell | Stars: Raymond Massey, Gene Lockhart, Ruth Gordon, Mary Howard

Votes: 2,064

3. Saving Lincoln (2013)

Not Rated | 101 min | Biography, Drama, History

The story of Mr. Lincoln and his self-appointed bodyguard, U.S. Marshal Ward Hill Lamon - a banjo-playing Southerner who foiled repeated attempts on the President's life, and kept him functioning during the darkest hours of the Civil War.

Director: Salvador Litvak | Stars: Tom Amandes, Lea Coco, Penelope Ann Miller, Bruce Davison

Votes: 459

4. Seven Angry Men (1955)

Passed | 90 min | Biography, History, Western

Rise, fall and execution of John Brown, fanatic abolitionist.

Director: Charles Marquis Warren | Stars: Raymond Massey, Debra Paget, Jeffrey Hunter, Larry Pennell

Votes: 398

5. Ferguson Rises (2021)

82 min | Documentary

Ferguson Rises is the inspiring story of the residents of Ferguson, Missouri, a small town that suffered a powerful loss and became the flash point for a modern day civil rights movement.

Director: Mobolaji Olambiwonnu | Stars: Jeffrey Amado Ahrens, Rasheen Aldridge, Dominique Alexander, Ank Ankenbrand

Votes: 56

6. Biographics (2017– )
Episode: James Buchanan: Was This Man America's Worst President? (2021)

25 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Devestated by personal tragedy James Buchanan focus all his efforts on politics and grew to become and powerful national leader who tried to straddle America's serious issues in hopes of ... See full summary »

Star: Simon Whistler

7. Profspop (2010–2017)
Episode: The Mason-Dixon Line and the Delaware Wedge (2013)

8 min | Documentary, History

Suprise. The Mason-Dixon Line wasn't created to separate the North and South and divide "free" from "slave" states in the Misouri Compromise. It was created half a century earlier before ... See full summary »

Stars: Alan Shrimp, Ed Shrimp

8. Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012– )
Episode: John Legend/Wanda Sykes/Margarett Cooper (2012)

TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Musician John Legend and comedienne Wanda Sykes, as well as Professor Gates himself and his 98-year-old friend Margarett Cooper, discover the extraordinary stories of the free black ancestors they never knew about.

Director: Jesse Sweet | Stars: Henry Louis Gates Jr., John Legend, Wanda Sykes, Margarett Cooper

Votes: 40

9. The Matt Walsh Show (2018– )
The Reparations Grift Is Finally Collapsing (2024 Podcast Episode)

News, Talk-Show

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Director: Mark Jones | Star: Matt Walsh

Votes: 10

10. Grant (2020)
Episode: Unlikely Hero (2020)

TV-14 | 81 min | Documentary, Biography, History

In an unlikely American history story, Ulysses S. Grant rises from his humble beginnings to become the winning general in one of the Civil War's bloodiest battles.

Director: Malcolm Venville | Stars: Francis Chouler, Owen de Wet, Doug Douds, David Dukas

Votes: 188