Jesse Jackson Movies

  • 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
  • 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
  • 2020
    Uncle Tom

    Uncle Tom

    Uncle Tom

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    In a collection of intimate interviews with some of America's most provocative black conservative thinkers, Uncle Tom takes a different look at being...

    Uncle Tom
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2013
    Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

    Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

    Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

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    Mike Epps, Richard Pryor Jr. and others recount the culture-defining influence of Richard Pryor - one of America's most brilliant, iconic comic minds.

    Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
  • 1986
    In Remembrance of Martin

    In Remembrance of Martin

    In Remembrance of Martin

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    Personal comments from family, friends, and advisors fill this remarkable documentary honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Coretta Scott King joins...

    In Remembrance of Martin
  • 1996
    The Journey of the African-American Athlete

    The Journey of the African-American Athlete

    The Journey of the African-American Athlete

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    Documentary feature exploring the rise of African-Americans to positions of greatness in American sports. Stories are told of boxers, tennis players,...

    The Journey of the African-American Athlete
  • 2018
    The Road to Mass Incarceration

    The Road to Mass Incarceration

    The Road to Mass Incarceration

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    This video, The Road to Mass Incarceration, by Greenhouse Media summarizes criminal justice policy decisions dating back to the 1960s. Although the...

    The Road to Mass Incarceration
  • 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
  • 2008
    Ballou

    Ballou

    Ballou

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    Ballou , a documentary film, follows the talented Washington, DC, Ballou Senior High School Marching Band, as they overcome their negative...

    Ballou
  • 1980
    A Decade of Struggle

    A Decade of Struggle

    A Decade of Struggle

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    This special three-part presentation of "Like It Is" examines the history of the black civil rights movement in the United States, emphasizing the...

    A Decade of Struggle
  • 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
  • 2021
    Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story

    Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story

    Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story

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    An inspiring portrait of the life and legacy of Jewish theologian and philosopher, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. Heschel was one of the most...

    Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story
  • 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
  • 1970
    Dear Mister President

    Dear Mister President

    Dear Mister President

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    A New Orleans child victim of Hurricane Katrina relives her experience as she writes President Bush questioning her future. New Orleans filmmakers...

    Dear Mister President