Amend: The Fight for America - Episode 5

This episode of Amend explores how the ideals of freedom and equality in America's founding did not apply to everyone, and the people who fought to change that. Through the story of the Fourteenth Amendment and the struggles built upon it, it connects past battles to present debates over rights and citizenship. The film gathers vivid testimony and historical detail to show how hard-won those protections were. It is a stirring account of the ongoing fight to make American promises real. Free to watch in HD on Dr Documentary.

Courtesy of Documentary on YouTube. Watch on YouTube ↗

More Society & Politics Documentaries

Square One2019•1h 22m•HD•★9.3Panopticon2013•57m•HD•★8.9Zeitgeist: Addendum2008•2h 3m•HD•★8.6The New Rulers of the World2009•53m•HD•★8.6Gaza: The Fight for Israel - Real Stories2019•49m•HD•★8.0Australia's Dark Secret: The Inhumane Treatment of Indigenous Peoples2022•1h 50m•HD•★8.0How Scientists Predict the World Will End2024•3h 45m•HD•★8.0Behind Closed Doors: How Politicians and the Rich Betray the People2026•1h 0m•HD•★8.0American Oz2019•1h 53m•HD•★7.9How South Korea’s Income Gap Became Wider Than Ever | Insight2026•44m•HD•★7.7Foreign Legion - Recruits put to the test | DW Documentary2025•42m•HD•★7.7Congo: Life Cut Off From the World | Deadliest Roads2026•52m•HD•★7.7