Civil Rights Movies
- 2021
Ferguson Rises
Ferguson Rises02021HD
Before George Floyd, before Breonna Taylor, before America knew about Black Lives Matter, there was Michael Brown, Jr. On August 9th, 2014, in...
- 2015
I Will Dance
I Will Dance02015HD
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,...
- 2013
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
The Watsons Go to Birmingham72013HD
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...
- 2020
We Are George Floyd
We Are George Floyd02020HD
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...
- 1994
Freedom on My Mind
Freedom on My Mind6.91994HD
Chronicles the Mississippi voter registration drive from 1961-1964.
- 1991
Separate But Equal
Separate But Equal6.51991HD
A dramatization of the events of Brown vs. Board of Education, the American court case that destroyed the legal validity of racial segregation.
- 2017
Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992
Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-19927.72017HD
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...
- 2023
Serving in Secret: Love, Country, and Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Serving in Secret: Love, Country, and Don't Ask, Don't Tell02023HD
Tracing the U.S. military's long history of discrimination against the gay community and one couple's personal journey for acceptance.
- 2005
The History Makers: Success
The History Makers: Success02005HD
Ossie Davis, Terry McMillan, Horace Julian Bond, Isaac Hayes, Dionne Warwick and many others share their inspiring stories of success in the first...
- 2016
Two Trains Runnin'
Two Trains Runnin'7.22016HD
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...
- 2014
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee1.52014HD
In this open-letter style documentary, Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis' rich lives guide their grandson on his personal quest to master lasting love,...
- 2018
The Jazz Ambassadors
The Jazz Ambassadors72018HD
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...
- 2008
Gospel Hill
Gospel Hill4.882008HD
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...
- 1993
The Ernest Green Story
The Ernest Green Story6.91993HD
Follows the story of Ernest Green, one of the Little Rock Nine who were the first blacks to integrate into an all white school.
- 2010
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots72010HD
This High Definition, PBS miniseries uses letters, diaries, speeches, journalistic accounts, historical text and military records to document and...
- 2011
The Loving Story
The Loving Story6.8812011HD
This documentary film tells the dramatic story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple living in Virginia in the 1950s, and their...
- 2022
Civil: Ben Crump
Civil: Ben Crump7.42022HD
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...
- 2020
Black Thoughts
Black Thoughts5.52020HD
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...
- 2018
Noble Sissle's Syncopated Ragtime
Noble Sissle's Syncopated Ragtime02018HD
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...
- 2009
The Black List: Volume Two
The Black List: Volume Two62009HD
THE BLACK LIST: VOL. 2 profiles some of today's most fascinating African-Americans. From the childhood inspirations that shaped their ambitions, to...