Civil Rights Movies
- 1985
And the Children Shall Lead
And the Children Shall Lead101985HD
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...
- 2013
Lyndon B. Johnson - Succeeding Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson - Succeeding Kennedy02013HD
- 2019
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom7.72019HD
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...
- 2008
Black Magic
Black Magic02008HD
Examines Civil Rights-era America through the prism of basketball at historically black colleges and universities.
- 1974
Willi, Wally, Werner und das Schweinchen Wurstel fahren zu den Weltfestspielen
Willi, Wally, Werner und das Schweinchen Wurstel fahren zu den Weltfestspielen01974HD
Three kids from a small village in Mecklenburg decide to sneak away to East-Berlin in order to gift Angela Davis a lucky pig.
- 1996
All Power to the People!
All Power to the People!5.81996HD
Using government documents, archive footage and direct interviews with activists and former FBI/CIA officers, All Power to the People documents the...
- 2005
Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria
Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria4.22005HD
The first major uprising against police brutality, harassment, and societal oppression was not at Stonewall in 1969, but at Compton's Cafeteria in...
- 2006
Steal This Film
Steal This Film5.62006HD
Steal This Film focuses on Pirate Bay founders Gottfrid Svartholm, Fredrik Neij and Peter Sunde, prominent members of the Swedish filesharing...
- 2017
Get In The Way: The Journey of John Lewis
Get In The Way: The Journey of John Lewis02017HD
Biographical documentary about John Lewis, the civil rights icon, respected legislator and elder statesman who continues to practice nonviolence in...
- 2022
The Musicians' Green Book: An Enduring Legacy
The Musicians' Green Book: An Enduring Legacy02022HD
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...
- 2021
Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale
Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale72021HD
For over 85 years, steamship Ste. Claire transported generations of Detroiters to Boblo Island, an amusement park nestled in the waters between the...
- 2024
In Search of Bass Reeves
In Search of Bass Reeves5.72024HD
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...
- 1994
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
Malcolm X: Make It Plain101994HD
Narrated by actress Alfre Woodard, this trenchant, eye-opening doc traces the radical civil rights leader’s life from his tumultuous childhood,...
- 2023
James Baldwin Abroad
James Baldwin Abroad102023HD
Showcasing three short films by American writer James Baldwin, wherein he muses about race, sexuality and civil rights, among other topics, in...
- 2016
America's Untold Journey: 450 Years of the African American Experience
America's Untold Journey: 450 Years of the African American Experience02016HD
Chronicles over four centuries of African American influence on the development of the modern-day United States. Before Plymouth Rock and Jamestown,...
- 2000
Denying Brazil
Denying Brazil8.22000HD
A documentary film about the taboos, stereotypes, and struggles of black actors in Brazilian television "soaps". Based on his own memories and on a...
- 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...
- 2018
The Gospel of Eureka
The Gospel of Eureka4.82018HD
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...
- 2018
Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America
Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America02018HD
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...
- 2022
Martin Luther King: More Than One Dream
Martin Luther King: More Than One Dream8.52022HD
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...