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Judas and the Black Messiah2021The story of Fred Hampton, Chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party,
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Hidden Figures2016The story of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson-- three African American women working as mathematicians at NASA.
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I Am Not Your Negro2016Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House. The movie is based on his book.
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Just Mercy2019The story of civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson works to free a wrongly condemned death row prisoner. This movie is based on a book about his work.
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MLK/FBI2020Based on newly declassified files, Sam Pollard's resonant film explores the US government's surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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John Lewis: Good Trouble2020The film explores Georgia representative's, 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil rights, voting rights, gun control, health care reform, and immigration.
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ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke2019An investigation into the circumstances and controversy surrounding Sam Cooke's murder.
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Rosewood1997The story of 1923 horrific racist lynch mob attack on an African-American community. This was the Rosewood Massacre. This took place in Rosewood, Florida.
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Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre2021The story of the of Black Wall Street and how it was destroyed. This took place in 1921 in Tulsa, OK.
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Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street2021A documentary celebrating the Black cultural renaissance that existed in the Greenwood district of Tulsa, OK, and investigates the 100-year-old race massacre.
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The 1619 Project2023Connects the centrality of slavery in history with an unflinching account of brutal racism that endures in so many aspects of American life today.
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Chevalier2022Based on factual story of composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges.
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The Best of Enemies2019Civil rights activist Ann Atwater faces off against C.P. Ellis, Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan, in 1971 Durham, North Carolina over the issue of school integration.
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The Birth of a Nation2016Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher in the antebellum South, orchestrates an uprising.
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Rustin2023Activist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington.
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13th2016An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom2020Tensions rise when trailblazing blues singer Ma Rainey and her band gather at a recording studio in Chicago in 1927.
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The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks2022The unexpected story of Parks and her life beyond the historic bus boycott, revealing the intent behind her activism, her radical politics and her courage.
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422013 In 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball. Jackie Robinson signed by The Brooklyn Dodgers.
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Race2016The story of Jesse Owens becomes the greatest track and field athlete. Jesse Ownes when to the 1936 Olympics.
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Harriet2019The story of Harriet Tubman's life. Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes.
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Ray2004The story of the life and career of the legendary rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles
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Get on Up2014The story of the life James Brown and influential musicians in history
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Respect2021The story of the life of Aretha Franklin. The singer Aretha Franklin is the Queen of Soul.
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Men of Honor2000The story of Carl Brashear, the first African-American U.S. Navy Diver, and the man who trained him.
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The Great Debaters2007A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship.
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Devotion2022A pair of U.S. Navy fighter pilots risk their lives during the Korean War and become some of the Navy's most celebrated wingmen. the true story navy’s first Black aviator Jesse Brown
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Pride2007The determined Jim Ellis starts a swim team for troubled teens at the Philadelphia Department of Recreation. The true story of Jim Ellis (Founder, Philadelphia Department of Recreation Swim Team)
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