Civil Rights Movies

  • 2021
    Ferguson Rises

    Ferguson Rises

    Ferguson Rises

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    Before George Floyd, before Breonna Taylor, before America knew about Black Lives Matter, there was Michael Brown, Jr. On August 9th, 2014, in...

    Ferguson Rises
  • 2015
    I Will Dance

    I Will Dance

    I Will Dance

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    Follows the young people of Selma, Alabama's RATCo (Random Acts of Theatre Company) as they journey to New York City to share their story of hope,...

    I Will Dance
  • 2013
    The Watsons Go to Birmingham

    The Watsons Go to Birmingham

    The Watsons Go to Birmingham

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    In the Summer of 1963, Flint, Michigan is home to the Watsons, a close knit family. When 15 year-old Byron’s antics go over the top, his...

    The Watsons Go to Birmingham
  • 2020
    We Are George Floyd

    We Are George Floyd

    We Are George Floyd

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    On May 25th, 2020, Derek Chauvin, a Minneapolis police officer, murdered George Floyd, a black man, by driving his knee into George's neck for 8...

    We Are George Floyd
  • 1994
    Freedom on My Mind

    Freedom on My Mind

    Freedom on My Mind

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    Chronicles the Mississippi voter registration drive from 1961-1964.

    Freedom on My Mind
  • 1991
    Separate But Equal

    Separate But Equal

    Separate But Equal

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    A dramatization of the events of Brown vs. Board of Education, the American court case that destroyed the legal validity of racial segregation.

    Separate But Equal
  • 2017
    Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992

    Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992

    Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992

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    An in-depth look at the culture of Los Angeles in the ten years leading up to the 1992 uprising that erupted after the verdict of police officers...

    Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992
  • 2023
    Serving in Secret: Love, Country, and Don't Ask, Don't Tell

    Serving in Secret: Love, Country, and Don't Ask, Don't Tell

    Serving in Secret: Love, Country, and Don't Ask, Don't Tell

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    Tracing the U.S. military's long history of discrimination against the gay community and one couple's personal journey for acceptance.

    Serving in Secret: Love, Country, and Don't Ask, Don't Tell
  • 2005
    The History Makers: Success

    The History Makers: Success

    The History Makers: Success

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    Ossie Davis, Terry McMillan, Horace Julian Bond, Isaac Hayes, Dionne Warwick and many others share their inspiring stories of success in the first...

    The History Makers: Success
  • 2016
    Two Trains Runnin'

    Two Trains Runnin'

    Two Trains Runnin'

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    The search of several young, white men for blues singers who have been missing for decades coincides with the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi in...

    Two Trains Runnin'
  • 2014
    Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

    Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

    Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

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    In this open-letter style documentary, Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis' rich lives guide their grandson on his personal quest to master lasting love,...

    Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
  • 2018
    The Jazz Ambassadors

    The Jazz Ambassadors

    The Jazz Ambassadors

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    The Cold War and Civil Rights collide in this remarkable story of music, diplomacy and race. Beginning in 1955, when America asked its greatest jazz...

    The Jazz Ambassadors
  • 2008
    Gospel Hill

    Gospel Hill

    Gospel Hill

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    Gospel Hill tells the intersecting story of two men in the fictional South Carolina town of Julia. Danny Glover plays John Malcolm, the son of a...

    Gospel Hill
  • 1993
    The Ernest Green Story

    The Ernest Green Story

    The Ernest Green Story

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    Follows the story of Ernest Green, one of the Little Rock Nine who were the first blacks to integrate into an all white school.

    The Ernest Green Story
  • 2010
    For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots

    For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots

    For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots

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    This High Definition, PBS miniseries uses letters, diaries, speeches, journalistic accounts, historical text and military records to document and...

    For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots
  • 2011
    The Loving Story

    The Loving Story

    The Loving Story

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    This documentary film tells the dramatic story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple living in Virginia in the 1950s, and their...

    The Loving Story
  • 2022
    Civil: Ben Crump

    Civil: Ben Crump

    Civil: Ben Crump

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    Crump's mission to raise the value of Black life as the civil lawyer for the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Black farmers and banking...

    Civil: Ben Crump
  • 2020
    Black Thoughts

    Black Thoughts

    Black Thoughts

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    A man that is a stranger, is an incredibly easy man to hate. However, walking in a stranger’s shoes, even for a short while, can transform a...

    Black Thoughts
  • 2018
    Noble Sissle's Syncopated Ragtime

    Noble Sissle's Syncopated Ragtime

    Noble Sissle's Syncopated Ragtime

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    Combining footage unseen since WWI with original scores from the era, this film tells the story of Noble Sissle's incredible journey that spans "The...

    Noble Sissle's Syncopated Ragtime
  • 2009
    The Black List: Volume Two

    The Black List: Volume Two

    The Black List: Volume Two

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    THE BLACK LIST: VOL. 2 profiles some of today's most fascinating African-Americans. From the childhood inspirations that shaped their ambitions, to...

    The Black List: Volume Two