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American Dream: Finding Video

Historical Footage

National Archives: Online Exhibitions
Still images and some videos.
Library of Congress: Primary Source Sets
Downloadable images, footage, interviews, etc nicely organized around themes.

Video resources

Archive.org: Moving Image Archive
No Film School: Public Domain footage
Archive.org: Stock Footage
Pond 5: Public Domain Project
Vice: Public Domain Database
Vee.me: Free Stock Video Footage
Wikimedia Commons: Free media resources
WPA Film Library
Good source for civil rights footage/MLK Jr speeches