Black History Movies
- 2018
Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy
Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy7.22018HD
Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy is a feature-length documentary film highlighting the history of the Crownsville State Mental Hospital in...
- 2000
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story02000HD
Documents the race riot of 1921 and the destruction of the African-American community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. With testimony by eyewitnesses...
- 2003
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives5.92003HD
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...
- 2022
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Is That Black Enough for You?!?7.42022HD
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.
- 2003
A Century of Black Cinema
A Century of Black Cinema02003HD
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...
- 1977
Greased Lightning
Greased Lightning6.31977HD
The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper-tier NASCAR race.
- 2023
Stamped from the Beginning
Stamped from the Beginning6.42023HD
Using innovative animation and expert insights, this documentary based on Ibram X. Kendi's bestseller explores the history of racist ideas in America.
- 2024
Ernest Cole: Lost and Found
Ernest Cole: Lost and Found7.82024HD
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...
- 2024
Big Time
Big Time02024HD
Civil Rights Movement activist, TSSAA Hall of Fame Basketball Coach, swim coach, teacher, musical director, father, grandfather, and friend to many, C...
- 2024
In Search of Bass Reeves
In Search of Bass Reeves5.72024HD
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...
- 2020
The 24th
The 24th5.1672020HD
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...
- 2004
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson7.12004HD
The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.
- 1938
The Story of Doctor Carver
The Story of Doctor Carver41938HD
The story of Dr. George Washington Carver (1864-1943),black educator and horticulturist. He is perhaps most well known for developing over 140 produc...
- 2025
The Marcus Garvey Story
The Marcus Garvey Story02025HD
Explore the tumultuous life of Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr., a Jamaican political activist and advocate for Black Nationalism. From founding UNIA-ACL and...
- 2021
JazzTown
JazzTown02021HD
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...
- 2017
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People12017HD
Documentary film on events that happened on August 28th in African-American history, shown at the Smithsonian African-American History Museum.
- 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 Cinema6.52007HD
This documentary captures the sounds and images of a nearly forgotten era in film history when African American filmmakers and studios created “race m...
- 2014
Circle Unbroken: A Gullah Journey from Africa to America
Circle Unbroken: A Gullah Journey from Africa to America02014HD
75% of all enslaved Africans coming to America came in through Beaufort and the sea islands of South Carolina. This beautiful and picturesque tourist...
- 2003
Le Mozart Noir: Reviving a Legend
Le Mozart Noir: Reviving a Legend62003HD
Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges overcame class and race prejudices in 18th century France to become a musical genius who would inspire Mozart.
- 2019
Hebrews to Negroes 2: Revelation - The Age of The Awakening
Hebrews to Negroes 2: Revelation - The Age of The Awakening02019HD
Hebrews to Negroes 2 : Revelation is a documentary that uncovers the 'True Biblical Identity" and Ancestral Homeland of the people living in North Afr...