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The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
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The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

The story of the Black Panthers is often told in a scatter of repackaged parts, often depicting tragic, mythic accounts of violence and criminal ...
Freedom Riders
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Freedom Riders

Jan. 01, 2010

Freedom Riders

This is the story of more than four hundred Americans who participated in a bold and dangerous experiment designed to awaken the conscience of a ...
Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind
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Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind

Marcus Garvey: Look for me in the Whirlwind uses a wealth of archival film, photographs and documents to uncover the story of this Jamaican ...
Sound of the Police
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Sound of the Police

Aug. 11, 2023

Sound of the Police

This documentary examines the fraught relationship between African Americans and the police, often rife with tension, fear, suspicion and ...
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
6.8

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore the complex history of crack in the 1980s. ...
A Place of Our Own
8.5

A Place of Our Own

Feb. 11, 2004

A Place of Our Own

Filmmaker Stanley Nelson’s look back at the 40 years he spent summering at Oak Bluffs, a black-oriented resort community on Martha’s ...
Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre
7.2

Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre

It will focus on a specific period, from the birth of Black Wall Street to its downfall over the course of two bloody days, and finally the ...
Freedom Summer
6.9

Freedom Summer

Jun. 24, 2014

Freedom Summer

In the summer of 1964, more than 700 students descended on violent, segregated Mississippi. Defying authorities, they registered voters, created ...
The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords
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The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords

The history of black newspapers in America. Release: The Black Press Soldiers Without Swords 1999 WEBRip x264-ION10 General: mp4 | 847 MB | ...
Becoming Frederick Douglass
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Becoming Frederick Douglass

In Becoming Frederick Douglass, acclaimed director Stanley Nelson and co-director Nicole London bring to life the story of an American icon. ...
Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom
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Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom

This powerful, nuanced portrait arrives just in time celebrate the bicentennial of American abolitionist and political activist Harriet Tubman. ...
Attica
6.8

Attica

Sep. 09, 2021

Attica

Follows the largest prison uprising in US history, conducting dozens of new interviews with inmates, journalists, and other witnesses. Release: ...
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
7.4

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

A visionary, innovator, and originator who defied categorization and embodied the word cool-a foray into the life and career of musical and ...
The Murder of Emmett Till
7.9

The Murder of Emmett Till

A documentary examining the 1955 murder of a 14-year-old black boy from Chicago while visiting relatives in Mississippi, and the broad impact of ...