MCD Resources

Streaming video of documentaries on American history (from major producers like The History Channel, PBS, Bullfrog Films, and Documentary Educational Resources) as well as newsreels and archival footage.

Includes award-winning documentaries, newsreels, interviews and archival footage surveying the evolution of black culture in the United States.

A collection of documentaries, training videos, and interviews illustrating the strategies, techniques, and experiences of professionals serving on the front lines of justice and public safety.

Streaming video of dance performances and documentaries. Includes materials recorded 1955-present.

A wide range of videos on topics such as: family and race, material culture, language and culture, kinesthetics, body language, food and foraging, cooking, economic systems, social stratification and status, caste systems and slavery, male and female roles, kinship and families, political organization, conflict and conflict resolution, religion and magic, music and the arts, culture and personality, marriage, gender, and family roles.

Features award-winning documentaries, interviews, archival footage, and select feature films exploring LGBT history, gay culture and subcultures, civil rights, marriage equality, LGBT families, AIDS, transgender issues, religious perspectives on homosexuality, global comparative experiences, and other topics.

Streaming video of plays (plus relevant documentaries), including the complete BBC Shakespeare Collection. Includes materials recorded 1930s-present.

Streaming audio of diverse US music, past and present, plus liner notes. Includes a significant collection of African American music.

Streaming audio of jazz recordings throughout the twentieth century, plus liner notes.

Popular music from around the world, including hundreds of thousands of tracks from major genres in pop music, including alternative, country, Christian, electronic, hip-hop, metal, punk, new age, R&B, reggae, rock, soundtracks and many more.