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George Mwinnyaa on his visit to the slave castle at Cape Coast in his homeland of Ghana. The door leads to the cells where captives who were resistant were held prior to being sent over the ocean as slaves.

Opinion: What Zora Neale Hurston's Best-Seller Taught This African About Slavery

The author grew up in Ghana and had certain impressions of what happened during the slave era. And then he read Barracoon.

Officers of the 5th U.S. Cavalry near Washington, D.C., in 1865. Julia Ward Howe was inspired to write "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" after a visit with Union troops in the thick of the Civil War.

One Song Glory

The refrain — "Glory, glory, hallelujah" — shows up at labor protests, conservative rallies, church services and football games. It turns out the song, originally a war march, is flexible by design.

Opinion: What Zora Neale Hurston's Best-Seller Taught This African About Slavery

The author grew up in Ghana and had certain impressions of what happened during the slave era. And then he read Barracoon.

Bosnian viewers watch as Slobodan Praljak brings a small glass of liquid to his lips at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia on Wednesday. Praljak, who had just had his 20-year sentence for war crimes upheld, ingested the liquid and declared "I have just drunk poison." He died just hours later.

Questions And Conflicted Emotions Trail A War Criminal's Courtroom Suicide

The scene ended quickly: Slobodan Praljak declared innocence, drank what he called poison and died soon after. Dutch investigators' questions — and many Croats' ill feelings — will linger much longer.

Chinese Firms Now Hold Stakes In Over A Dozen European Ports

China's expansion into European ports is part of its new Maritime Silk Road, which aims to better connect the country to global commercial hubs. But this is about more than just moving cargo.

Group around Jewish chaplain's flag, Written on back: "end of war for 104th Inf. 1945."

GI Jews - Jewish Americans In World War II

Airs Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 10 p.m. & Sunday, April 15 at 12:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Two young cheetah cubs lie in the shade while their mother rests in the background, Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve, Zimbabwe.

NATURE: The Cheetah Children

Airs Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV (No longer available to stream on demand)

Man Pleads Not Guilty To Sparking 105-Acre Oceanside Fire

The River fire erupted east of College Boulevard in Oceanside early Wednesday afternoon. Police arrested an arson suspect by about 3:15 p.m. Wednesday but didn't make it public until Friday.

Farm Subsidies Persist And Grow, Despite Talk Of Reform

The Farm Bill promised to cut subsidies to farmers. Instead, farmers will continue getting about $20 billion a year thanks to new programs that compensate farmers when corn and soybean prices fall.

President Trump pumps a fist during a speech in the Rose Garden of the White House July 26. On Wednesday, he's unveiling legislation that would curtail legal immigration.

Trump Unveils Legislation Limiting Legal Immigration

There's been a huge debate about immigrants in the U.S. illegally, but the administration is looking to cut the number of legal immigrants allowed into the country by half.

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