Jesse Jackson Movies

  • 1997
    4 Little Girls

    4 Little Girls

    4 Little Girls

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    On September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls who were there for Sunday school. It was a...

    4 Little Girls
  • 1989
    Route One/USA

    Route One/USA

    Route One/USA

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    Route One is the first major U.S. highway. 5000 km along the Atlantic coast, from the Canadian border to the tip of Florida. Doc, a physician who...

    Route One/USA
  • 1993
    Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham

    Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham

    Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham

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    "This biography profiles the life and faith of the man who has preached to more people than any other person in history. "William Franklin Graham,...

    Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham
  • 1983
    Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy

    Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy

    Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy

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    The history of the television version of "Amos and Andy" and the public outcry to cancel it.

    Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
  • 2016
    Fantastic Lies

    Fantastic Lies

    Fantastic Lies

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    One night in Durham, North Carolina, a rape accusation set fire to the reputations of three college athletes and their elite university. As the Duke...

    Fantastic Lies
  • 2001
    Last Party 2000

    Last Party 2000

    Last Party 2000

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    Filmed over the last six months of the 2000 Presidential election, Phillip Seymour Hoffman starts documenting the campaign at the Republican and...

    Last Party 2000
  • 1988
    Jackie Robinson: An American Journey

    Jackie Robinson: An American Journey

    Jackie Robinson: An American Journey

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    TV short about Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era.

    Jackie Robinson: An American Journey
  • 2018
    Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America

    Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America

    Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America

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    When Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered in Memphis, TN on April 4, 1968, he left a legacy of profound change, yet there was still much unfinished...

    Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America
  • 2020
    Bernie Blackout

    Bernie Blackout

    Bernie Blackout

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    An investigative deep dive into the corporate news media’s coverage of Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign that asks: who actually...

    Bernie Blackout
  • 1989
    Decade

    Decade

    Decade

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    Interviews with personalities including John Mellencamp, Spike Lee, Lou Reed, Roseanne Barr, David Byrne, George Michael and more, as they reflect on...

    Decade
  • 1973
    Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2

    Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2

    Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2

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    In the second film, the author tells about the struggle of blacks for the right to feel equal with all US citizens. Commentary of the mayor of Cairo,...

    Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
  • 2007
    King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

    King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

    King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

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    King: Man of Peace in a Time of War documents the work Martin Luther King did in attempting to bring peace to people during the turmoil of the...

    King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
  • 2012
    MLK: The Assassination Tapes

    MLK: The Assassination Tapes

    MLK: The Assassination Tapes

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    Relive an unspeakable tragedy detailed with unforgettable images, videos, and recordings only recently rediscovered.

    MLK: The Assassination Tapes
  • 1971
    We Are Universal

    We Are Universal

    We Are Universal

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    1971 documentary short that surveys African American arts and culture, drawing inspiration from the “Black Is Beautiful” movement....

    We Are Universal
  • 2009
    The Nine Lives of Marion Barry

    The Nine Lives of Marion Barry

    The Nine Lives of Marion Barry

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    Many people remember Marion Barry as the philandering drug-addled mayor of the nation's capital. He's the poster boy for corruption, a pariah. Yet to...

    The Nine Lives of Marion Barry
  • 2018
    Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

    Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

    Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

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    A documentary following the civil rights movement and how the media, in particular the burgeoning TV, was used to fight for equality in the 1960s....

    Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media
  • 1980
    A Matter of Respect

    A Matter of Respect

    A Matter of Respect

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    Teen pregnancy short drama, mixed with a real Planned Parenthood group session of women, and excerpts from a lecture by Reverend Jesse Jackson.

    A Matter of Respect
  • 1999
    The Subtext of a Yale Education

    The Subtext of a Yale Education

    The Subtext of a Yale Education

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    Two years in labor relations at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, during the decade of the 1990s.

    The Subtext of a Yale Education
  • 2020
    Someday We'll all Be Free: The Donny Hathaway Story

    Someday We'll all Be Free: The Donny Hathaway Story

    Someday We'll all Be Free: The Donny Hathaway Story

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    Someday We'll all Be Free: The Donny Hathaway Story