Black History Movies

  • 2018
    Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy

    Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy

    Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy

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    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
  • 2000
    The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

    The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

    The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

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    Documents the race riot of 1921 and the destruction of the African-American community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. With testimony by eyewitnesses...

    The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
  • 2003
    Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

    Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

    Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

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    When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than four million slaves were set free. Over 70 years later, the memories of some 2,000 slave-era survivors wer...

    Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
  • 2022
    Is That Black Enough for You?!?

    Is That Black Enough for You?!?

    Is That Black Enough for You?!?

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    A look at the Black revolution in 1970s cinema, from genre films to social realism, from the making of new superstars to the craft of rising auteurs.

    Is That Black Enough for You?!?
  • 2003
    A Century of Black Cinema

    A Century of Black Cinema

    A Century of Black Cinema

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    This film highlights moments in the long and rich African American cinema history in relation to social and political events, and how it affected Blac...

    A Century of Black Cinema
  • 1977
    Greased Lightning

    Greased Lightning

    Greased Lightning

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    The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper-tier NASCAR race.

    Greased Lightning
  • 2023
    Stamped from the Beginning

    Stamped from the Beginning

    Stamped from the Beginning

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    Using innovative animation and expert insights, this documentary based on Ibram X. Kendi's bestseller explores the history of racist ideas in America.

    Stamped from the Beginning
  • 2024
    Ernest Cole: Lost and Found

    Ernest Cole: Lost and Found

    Ernest Cole: Lost and Found

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    More than 60,000 of Ernest Cole’s 35mm film negatives were inexplicably discovered in a bank vault in Stockholm, Sweden. Most considered these forever...

    Ernest Cole: Lost and Found
  • 2024
    Big Time

    Big Time

    Big Time

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    Civil Rights Movement activist, TSSAA Hall of Fame Basketball Coach, swim coach, teacher, musical director, father, grandfather, and friend to many, C...

    Big Time
  • 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
  • 2020
    The 24th

    The 24th

    The 24th

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    The incredibly powerful and timely true story of the all-black Twenty-Fourth United States Infantry Regiment, and the Houston Riot of 1917. The Housto...

    The 24th
  • 2004
    Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

    Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

    Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

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    The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.

    Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
  • 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 produc...

    The Story of Doctor Carver
  • 2025
    The Marcus Garvey Story

    The Marcus Garvey Story

    The Marcus Garvey Story

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    Explore the tumultuous life of Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr., a Jamaican political activist and advocate for Black Nationalism. From founding UNIA-ACL and...

    The Marcus Garvey Story
  • 2021
    JazzTown

    JazzTown

    JazzTown

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    Denver’s iconic and Grammy Award-winning musicians reveal the secrets of their success and longevity in the music business while warning the young lio...

    JazzTown
  • 2017
    August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

    August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

    August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

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    Documentary film on events that happened on August 28th in African-American history, shown at the Smithsonian African-American History Museum.

    August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
  • 2007
    In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema

    In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema

    In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema

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    This documentary captures the sounds and images of a nearly forgotten era in film history when African American filmmakers and studios created “race m...

    In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema
  • 2014
    Circle Unbroken: A Gullah Journey from Africa to America

    Circle Unbroken: A Gullah Journey from Africa to America

    Circle Unbroken: A Gullah Journey from Africa to America

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    75% of all enslaved Africans coming to America came in through Beaufort and the sea islands of South Carolina. This beautiful and picturesque tourist...

    Circle Unbroken: A Gullah Journey from Africa to America
  • 2003
    Le Mozart Noir: Reviving a Legend

    Le Mozart Noir: Reviving a Legend

    Le Mozart Noir: Reviving a Legend

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    Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges overcame class and race prejudices in 18th century France to become a musical genius who would inspire Mozart.

    Le Mozart Noir: Reviving a Legend
  • 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

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

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