Black History Movies

  • 1994
    Not Just Passing Through

    Not Just Passing Through

    Not Just Passing Through

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    A documentary about lesbians preserving their history, with a focus on the work of the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Includes interviews with Joan...

    Not Just Passing Through
  • 2017
    A Letter to Claudette Colvin

    A Letter to Claudette Colvin

    A Letter to Claudette Colvin

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    A short film entitled "A Letter To Claudette Colvin", written and directed by Victoria Wilson bringing awareness to Colvin's involvement in the...

    A Letter to Claudette Colvin
  • 1970
    The Story Within the Story: Gary, Indiana

    The Story Within the Story: Gary, Indiana

    The Story Within the Story: Gary, Indiana

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    A small urban city with a gargantuan wealth of history, contributions, and changes. From the steel industry, music, politics, education, and sports;...

    The Story Within the Story: Gary, Indiana
  • 1970
    Fate of a Salesman

    Fate of a Salesman

    Fate of a Salesman

    01970HD

    Fate of a Salesman is an intimate portrait of a way of life on the verge of disappearing. In its 60th year of business, Men's Fashion Center in...

    Fate of a Salesman
  • 2017
    Gentrified: Ethnic Cleansing American Style

    Gentrified: Ethnic Cleansing American Style

    Gentrified: Ethnic Cleansing American Style

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    The first in-depth analysis of the unspoken ethnic component behind the most devastating socio-economic movement in America today.

    Gentrified: Ethnic Cleansing American Style
  • 2012
    Fired by Liberty: Black Soldiers of the Civil War

    Fired by Liberty: Black Soldiers of the Civil War

    Fired by Liberty: Black Soldiers of the Civil War

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    This Documentary details the history of Black soldiers during the Civil War.

    Fired by Liberty: Black Soldiers of the Civil War
  • 2020
    Our Alexandria

    Our Alexandria

    Our Alexandria

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    Two artists from Alexandria, Virginia, revisit the town’s segregated past and tell the story of family, friendship, loss, and love through...

    Our Alexandria
  • 2014
    PARDONS OF INNOCENCE: THE WILMINGTON TEN

    PARDONS OF INNOCENCE: THE WILMINGTON TEN

    PARDONS OF INNOCENCE: THE WILMINGTON TEN

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    This documentary recounts the turbulent history surrounding the troubled desegregation of New Hanover County Public School System in North Carolina...

    PARDONS OF INNOCENCE: THE WILMINGTON TEN
  • 2015
    7 A.M. A Documentary

    7 A.M. A Documentary

    7 A.M. A Documentary

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    Black people face a lot of problems, but the root cause of those issues is our lack of businesses. 7 A.M. is the first documentary ever that talks...

    7 A.M. A Documentary
  • 2007
    A Distant Shore: African Americans on D-Day

    A Distant Shore: African Americans on D-Day

    A Distant Shore: African Americans on D-Day

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    The role of African American soldiers during the World War II Allied invasion of Normandy.

    A Distant Shore: African Americans on D-Day
  • 1970
    Harlem of the West: Then and Now

    Harlem of the West: Then and Now

    Harlem of the West: Then and Now

    01970HD

    The Fillmore was once a thriving, vibrant, and multicultural community with one of the most prominent jazz scenes on the West Coast and hundreds of...

    Harlem of the West: Then and Now
  • 1982
    Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy

    Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy

    Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy

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    Traces the life of Booker T. Washington, ex-slave, author, educator, and political leader, focusing on his stewardship of Tuskegee Institute in...

    Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy