African American History Movies
- 2002
Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks
Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks8.3752002HD
Oscar nominated documentary short from 2002
- 1984
Hair Piece: A Film for Nappy Headed People
Hair Piece: A Film for Nappy Headed People5.61984HD
An animated satire on the question of self-image for African American women living in a society where beautiful hair is viewed as hair that blows in...
- 2005
Ralph Ellison: Invisible Man, Celebrated Writer
Ralph Ellison: Invisible Man, Celebrated Writer3.22005HD
Ralph Ellison was an African-American writer and essayist, who's only novel Invisible Man (1953) gained a wide critical success. Ellison's ambitious...
- 2006
The N Word
The N Word6.62006HD
An exploration of the history of the word throughout its inception to present day. Woven into the narrative are poetry, music, and commentary from...
- 1984
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
Solomon Northup's Odyssey6.21984HD
This is based on a true story. Solomon Northrop is a black man in the mid 19th century before slavery was abolished. He's a born free man who works...
- 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...
- 2018
Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy
Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy7.22018HD
Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy is a feature-length documentary film highlighting the history of the Crownsville State Mental Hospital in...
- 2022
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches62022HD
Acclaimed actors draw from five of Douglass’ legendary speeches, to represent a different moment in the tumultuous history of 19th century...
- 2021
Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street
Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street6.32021HD
This documentary celebrates the Black cultural renaissance that existed in the Greenwood district of Tulsa, OK, and investigates the 100-year-old...
- 2019
Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare
Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare6.32019HD
The history of warfare as it relates to global Black society, broken down into 7 chapters that examines the ways the system of racism wages warfare...
- 2018
The Long Shadow
The Long Shadow82018HD
When filmmaker and investigative journalist Frances Causey, a daughter of the South, set out to explore the continuing racial divisions in the US,...
- 2017
Not Black Enough
Not Black Enough7.72017HD
A deep look at the class warfare and the contradictions that African-Americans face within their own community when many of them are ostracized...
- 2022
Stonebreakers
Stonebreakers72022HD
In a year of uprisings and political unrest, Stonebreakers documents the fights around monuments in the United States and explores the shifting...
- 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...
- 1938
The Story of Doctor Carver
The Story of Doctor Carver41938HD
The story of Dr. George Washington Carver (1864-1943), black educator and horticulturist. He is perhaps most well known for developing over 140...
- 2022
Brother, Where Are You?
Brother, Where Are You?102022HD
Two brothers, separated by time and prison bars, reestablish contact. Inspired by James Baldwin's short story, 'Sonny's Blues.'
- 2019
Hebrews to Negroes 2: Revelation - The Age of The Awakening
Hebrews to Negroes 2: Revelation - The Age of The Awakening02019HD
Hebrews to Negroes 2 : Revelation is a documentary that uncovers the 'True Biblical Identity" and Ancestral Homeland of the people living in North...
- 2021
Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten
Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten62021HD
Learn about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, on the one hundredth anniversary of the crime, and how the community of Tulsa is coming to terms with its...
- 1996
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
The Journey of the African-American Athlete101996HD
Documentary feature exploring the rise of African-Americans to positions of greatness in American sports. Stories are told of boxers, tennis players,...
- 2018
Target: St. Louis Vol. 1
Target: St. Louis Vol. 102018HD
TARGET ST. LOUIS Vol. 1© tells the story of how the United State Military conducted secret chemical testing on citizens of St. Louis's...