African American History Movies

  • 2002
    Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks

    Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks

    Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks

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    Oscar nominated documentary short from 2002

    Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks
  • 1984
    Hair Piece: A Film for Nappy Headed People

    Hair Piece: A Film for Nappy Headed People

    Hair Piece: A Film for Nappy Headed People

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    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...

    Hair Piece: A Film for Nappy Headed People
  • 2005
    Ralph Ellison: Invisible Man, Celebrated Writer

    Ralph Ellison: Invisible Man, Celebrated Writer

    Ralph Ellison: Invisible Man, Celebrated Writer

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    Ralph Ellison was an African-American writer and essayist, who's only novel Invisible Man (1953) gained a wide critical success. Ellison's ambitious...

    Ralph Ellison: Invisible Man, Celebrated Writer
  • 2006
    The N Word

    The N Word

    The N Word

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    An exploration of the history of the word throughout its inception to present day. Woven into the narrative are poetry, music, and commentary from...

    The N Word
  • 1984
    Solomon Northup's Odyssey

    Solomon Northup's Odyssey

    Solomon Northup's Odyssey

    6.21984HD

    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...

    Solomon Northup's Odyssey
  • 2024
    In Search of Bass Reeves

    In Search of Bass Reeves

    In Search of Bass Reeves

    5.72024HD

    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...

    In Search of Bass Reeves
  • 2018
    Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy

    Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy

    Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy

    7.22018HD

    Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy is a feature-length documentary film highlighting the history of the Crownsville State Mental Hospital in...

    Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy
  • 2022
    Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches

    Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches

    Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches

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    Acclaimed actors draw from five of Douglass’ legendary speeches, to represent a different moment in the tumultuous history of 19th century...

    Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
  • 2021
    Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street

    Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street

    Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street

    6.32021HD

    This documentary celebrates the Black cultural renaissance that existed in the Greenwood district of Tulsa, OK, and investigates the 100-year-old...

    Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street
  • 2019
    Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare

    Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare

    Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare

    6.32019HD

    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...

    Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare
  • 2018
    The Long Shadow

    The Long Shadow

    The Long Shadow

    82018HD

    When filmmaker and investigative journalist Frances Causey, a daughter of the South, set out to explore the continuing racial divisions in the US,...

    The Long Shadow
  • 2017
    Not Black Enough

    Not Black Enough

    Not Black Enough

    7.72017HD

    A deep look at the class warfare and the contradictions that African-Americans face within their own community when many of them are ostracized...

    Not Black Enough
  • 2022
    Stonebreakers

    Stonebreakers

    Stonebreakers

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    In a year of uprisings and political unrest, Stonebreakers documents the fights around monuments in the United States and explores the shifting...

    Stonebreakers
  • 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
  • 1938
    The Story of Doctor Carver

    The Story of Doctor Carver

    The Story of Doctor Carver

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    The story of Dr. George Washington Carver (1864-1943), black educator and horticulturist. He is perhaps most well known for developing over 140...

    The Story of Doctor Carver
  • 2022
    Brother, Where Are You?

    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.'

    Brother, Where Are You?
  • 2019
    Hebrews to Negroes 2: Revelation - The Age of The Awakening

    Hebrews to Negroes 2: Revelation - The Age of The Awakening

    Hebrews to Negroes 2: Revelation - The Age of The Awakening

    02019HD

    Hebrews to Negroes 2 : Revelation is a documentary that uncovers the 'True Biblical Identity" and Ancestral Homeland of the people living in North...

    Hebrews to Negroes 2: Revelation - The Age of The Awakening
  • 2021
    Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten

    Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten

    Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten

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    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...

    Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten
  • 1996
    The Journey of the African-American Athlete

    The Journey of the African-American Athlete

    The Journey of the African-American Athlete

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    Documentary feature exploring the rise of African-Americans to positions of greatness in American sports. Stories are told of boxers, tennis players,...

    The Journey of the African-American Athlete
  • 2018
    Target: St. Louis Vol. 1

    Target: St. Louis Vol. 1

    Target: St. Louis Vol. 1

    02018HD

    TARGET ST. LOUIS Vol. 1© tells the story of how the United State Military conducted secret chemical testing on citizens of St. Louis's...

    Target: St. Louis Vol. 1