Jesse Jackson Movies

  • 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
  • 1973
    Save the Children

    Save the Children

    Save the Children

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    A concert film highlighted by performances from Marvin Gaye, Jerry Butler, and Roberta Flack.

    Save the Children
  • 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
  • 2023
    South to Black Power

    South to Black Power

    South to Black Power

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    In his provocative 2021 book, The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto, New York Times opinion columnist Charles M. Blow calls for a...

    South to Black Power
  • 2022
    Loudmouth

    Loudmouth

    Loudmouth

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    Josh Alexander’s Loudmouth documents the winding road that is Al Sharpton’s life story as an iconic activist and spiritual leader.

    Loudmouth
  • 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
  • 1994
    The Soul of Stax

    The Soul of Stax

    The Soul of Stax

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    "Philip Priestley's acclaimed film charts the history of Stax Records, the influential soul and blues record company founded in the 1960s by Jim...

    The Soul of Stax
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2021
    Punch 9 for Harold Washington

    Punch 9 for Harold Washington

    Punch 9 for Harold Washington

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    In this epic story of American politics, race, and triumph against all odds, director Joe Winston chronicles the captivating rise, surprising reign,...

    Punch 9 for Harold Washington
  • 2021
    Killing Martin Luther King Jr.

    Killing Martin Luther King Jr.

    Killing Martin Luther King Jr.

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    No person has transformed a race’s social standing as Martin Luther King Jr. He transcended racial barriers, But the quest for equality came...

    Killing Martin Luther King Jr.
  • 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
  • 2016
    Crashing the Party

    Crashing the Party

    Crashing the Party

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    With the survival of the Democratic Party at stake after the country's worst three presidential losses a little-known Bill Clinton and a band of...

    Crashing the Party
  • 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
  • 2009
    Anecdotes about Fidel

    Anecdotes about Fidel

    Anecdotes about Fidel

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    23 Anecdotes that reveal a personal side of Fidel Castro, told by Gabriel Garcia Márquez, Alicia Alonso, Alice Walter, Aleida, Che Guevara's...

    Anecdotes about Fidel
  • 1997
    Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory

    Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory

    Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory

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    Documentary narrated by Paul Winfield, this documentary follows the course of Mahalia Jackson's extraordinary life - from her humble beginnings as a...

    Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
  • 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
  • 2021
    September First, Twenty-Twenty

    September First, Twenty-Twenty

    September First, Twenty-Twenty

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    A witness to Kenosha Wisconsin's largest protest following the Jacob Blake shooting, september first, twenty-twenty. The same weekend Donald Trump...

    September First, Twenty-Twenty
  • 2008
    The Day the Troubles Began

    The Day the Troubles Began

    The Day the Troubles Began

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    Northern Ireland has had many historic days in the last 40 years. October 5th, 1968 could be the most important. In this documentary, many of those...

    The Day the Troubles Began