U.S.S. Constellation: Battling for Freedom

The History Channel
April 23–24, 6 a.m. ET/PT

This two-part program chronicles the U.S. Navy’s 1859 pursuit of an illegal carrier attempting to transport more than 700 slaves to the United States. Can be taped and used in the classroom for two years. Teaching materials are available at www.history.com/classroom.

OnTV listings are provided by KIDSNET, a national resource for children’s media in Washington, D.C., www.kidsnet.org, and Cable in the Classroom Magazine at www.ciconline.org.