Civil Rights Movies

  • 2010
    For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots

    For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots

    For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots

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    This High Definition, PBS miniseries uses letters, diaries, speeches, journalistic accounts, historical text and military records to document and...

    For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots
  • 1994
    But... Seriously

    But... Seriously

    But... Seriously

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    A documentary juxtaposing the events of the 20th century with the commentary of stand-up comedians.

    But... Seriously
  • 2018
    Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America

    Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America

    Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America

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    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...

    Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America
  • 2023
    Reggie

    Reggie

    Reggie

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    One of sport’s first and most influential megastars, beloved baseball icon and 5-time World Series champion Reggie Jackson contemplates his...

    Reggie
  • 2021
    Framing Britney Spears

    Framing Britney Spears

    Framing Britney Spears

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    Her rise was a global phenomenon. Her downfall was a cruel national sport. People close to Britney Spears and lawyers tied to her conservatorship now...

    Framing Britney Spears
  • 2012
    Ghosts of Ole Miss

    Ghosts of Ole Miss

    Ghosts of Ole Miss

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    In the fall of 1962, a dramatic series of events made Civil Rights history and changed a way of life. On the eve of James Meredith becoming the first...

    Ghosts of Ole Miss
  • 2022
    Civil: Ben Crump

    Civil: Ben Crump

    Civil: Ben Crump

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    Crump's mission to raise the value of Black life as the civil lawyer for the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Black farmers and banking...

    Civil: Ben Crump
  • 2010
    Beyond Gay: The Politics of Pride

    Beyond Gay: The Politics of Pride

    Beyond Gay: The Politics of Pride

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    Over the course of a year, film follows Vancouver Pride Society president Ken Coolen to various international Pride events, including Poland,...

    Beyond Gay: The Politics of Pride
  • 2020
    Black Thoughts

    Black Thoughts

    Black Thoughts

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    A man that is a stranger, is an incredibly easy man to hate. However, walking in a stranger’s shoes, even for a short while, can transform a...

    Black Thoughts
  • 2017
    Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

    Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

    Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

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    On March 11, 1959, Lorraine Hansberry’s 'A Raisin in the Sun' opened on Broadway and changed the face of American theater forever. As the...

    Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
  • 2009
    Democracy Is ...

    Democracy Is ...

    Democracy Is ...

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    The film is a controversy on democracy. Is our society really democratic? Can everyone be part of it? Or is the act of being part in democracy...

    Democracy Is ...
  • 1994
    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Historical Perspective

    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Historical Perspective

    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Historical Perspective

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    Documentary film focuses on the Civil Rights leader's many groundbreaking accomplishments. Footage covers Dr. King's war on poverty and his staunch...

    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Historical Perspective
  • 2006
    When I Find the Ocean

    When I Find the Ocean

    When I Find the Ocean

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    A little girl leaves home with her pet dog and rabbit to escape abuse and find the ocean in the hopes of feeling closer to her father who has passed...

    When I Find the Ocean
  • 1964
    The March

    The March

    The March

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    The March, also known as The March to Washington, is a 1964 documentary film by James Blue about the 1963 civil rights March on Washington. It was...

    The March
  • 1979
    Lawman Without a Gun

    Lawman Without a Gun

    Lawman Without a Gun

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    During the 1960s' civil rights movement, a black civil rights worker returns to his small Southern town and runs for sheriff against the incumbent, a...

    Lawman Without a Gun
  • 1963
    Free, White and 21

    Free, White and 21

    Free, White and 21

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    A motel owner in Texas is accused of raping a civil-rights worker from Sweden.

    Free, White and 21
  • 2018
    The Jazz Ambassadors

    The Jazz Ambassadors

    The Jazz Ambassadors

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    The Cold War and Civil Rights collide in this remarkable story of music, diplomacy and race. Beginning in 1955, when America asked its greatest jazz...

    The Jazz Ambassadors
  • 2024
    In Search of Bass Reeves

    In Search of Bass Reeves

    In Search of Bass Reeves

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    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
  • 2017
    Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992

    Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992

    Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992

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    An in-depth look at the culture of Los Angeles in the ten years leading up to the 1992 uprising that erupted after the verdict of police officers...

    Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992
  • 1999
    Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story

    Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story

    Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story

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    The Lori Jackson Story - A civil rights campaigner, Lori Jackson, champions the the cause of a black marine convicted of rape, as she thinks he is...

    Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story