Civil Rights Movies

  • 1985
    And the Children Shall Lead

    And the Children Shall Lead

    And the Children Shall Lead

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    Mississippi in the early '60s is the setting for this story of a 12-year-old African-American girl who, along with her white friends, tries to ease...

    And the Children Shall Lead
  • 2013
    Lyndon B. Johnson - Succeeding Kennedy

    Lyndon B. Johnson - Succeeding Kennedy

    Lyndon B. Johnson - Succeeding Kennedy

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    Lyndon B. Johnson - Succeeding Kennedy
  • 2019
    The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

    The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

    The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

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    In 1936, Victor H. Green (1892-1960) published The Negro Motorist Green Book, a book that was both a travel guide and a survival manual, to help...

    The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
  • 2008
    Black Magic

    Black Magic

    Black Magic

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    Examines Civil Rights-era America through the prism of basketball at historically black colleges and universities.

    Black Magic
  • 1974
    Willi, Wally, Werner und das Schweinchen Wurstel fahren zu den Weltfestspielen

    Willi, Wally, Werner und das Schweinchen Wurstel fahren zu den Weltfestspielen

    Willi, Wally, Werner und das Schweinchen Wurstel fahren zu den Weltfestspielen

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    Three kids from a small village in Mecklenburg decide to sneak away to East-Berlin in order to gift Angela Davis a lucky pig.

    Willi, Wally, Werner und das Schweinchen Wurstel fahren zu den Weltfestspielen
  • 1996
    All Power to the People!

    All Power to the People!

    All Power to the People!

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    Using government documents, archive footage and direct interviews with activists and former FBI/CIA officers, All Power to the People documents the...

    All Power to the People!
  • 2005
    Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria

    Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria

    Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria

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    The first major uprising against police brutality, harassment, and societal oppression was not at Stonewall in 1969, but at Compton's Cafeteria in...

    Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria
  • 2006
    Steal This Film

    Steal This Film

    Steal This Film

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    Steal This Film focuses on Pirate Bay founders Gottfrid Svartholm, Fredrik Neij and Peter Sunde, prominent members of the Swedish filesharing...

    Steal This Film
  • 2017
    Get In The Way: The Journey of John Lewis

    Get In The Way: The Journey of John Lewis

    Get In The Way: The Journey of John Lewis

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    Biographical documentary about John Lewis, the civil rights icon, respected legislator and elder statesman who continues to practice nonviolence in...

    Get In The Way: The Journey of John Lewis
  • 2022
    The Musicians' Green Book: An Enduring Legacy

    The Musicians' Green Book: An Enduring Legacy

    The Musicians' Green Book: An Enduring Legacy

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    Stories and music of Black artists who relied on an underground travel guide to navigate the injustices of racial segregation while on the road. The...

    The Musicians' Green Book: An Enduring Legacy
  • 2021
    Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale

    Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale

    Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale

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    For over 85 years, steamship Ste. Claire transported generations of Detroiters to Boblo Island, an amusement park nestled in the waters between the...

    Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale
  • 2024
    In Search of Bass Reeves

    In Search of Bass Reeves

    In Search of Bass Reeves

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    By the end of his illustrious career, Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves may well have been the preeminent lawman of the Old West. He brought upwards of...

    In Search of Bass Reeves
  • 1994
    Malcolm X: Make It Plain

    Malcolm X: Make It Plain

    Malcolm X: Make It Plain

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    Narrated by actress Alfre Woodard, this trenchant, eye-opening doc traces the radical civil rights leader’s life from his tumultuous childhood,...

    Malcolm X: Make It Plain
  • 2023
    James Baldwin Abroad

    James Baldwin Abroad

    James Baldwin Abroad

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    Showcasing three short films by American writer James Baldwin, wherein he muses about race, sexuality and civil rights, among other topics, in...

    James Baldwin Abroad
  • 2016
    America's Untold Journey: 450 Years of the African American Experience

    America's Untold Journey: 450 Years of the African American Experience

    America's Untold Journey: 450 Years of the African American Experience

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    Chronicles over four centuries of African American influence on the development of the modern-day United States. Before Plymouth Rock and Jamestown,...

    America's Untold Journey: 450 Years of the African American Experience
  • 2000
    Denying Brazil

    Denying Brazil

    Denying Brazil

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    A documentary film about the taboos, stereotypes, and struggles of black actors in Brazilian television "soaps". Based on his own memories and on a...

    Denying Brazil
  • 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
  • 2018
    The Gospel of Eureka

    The Gospel of Eureka

    The Gospel of Eureka

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    Faith, love and civil rights collide on voting day in a small Southern town that hosts a famous performance of the last days of Christ and an...

    The Gospel of Eureka
  • 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
  • 2022
    Martin Luther King: More Than One Dream

    Martin Luther King: More Than One Dream

    Martin Luther King: More Than One Dream

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    The real dream of the American pastor Martin Luther King was never limited to civil rights. He hoped for a just America, where poverty would no...

    Martin Luther King: More Than One Dream