Civil Rights Movies

  • 1994
    Freedom on My Mind

    Freedom on My Mind

    Freedom on My Mind

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    Chronicles the Mississippi voter registration drive from 1961-1964.

    Freedom on My Mind
  • 2018
    1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond

    1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond

    1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond

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    The Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement, the May events in France, the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert F....

    1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond
  • 2019
    Always in Season

    Always in Season

    Always in Season

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    When 17-year-old Lennon Lacy is found hanging from a swing set in rural North Carolina in 2014, his mother's search for justice and reconciliation...

    Always in Season
  • 2013
    The Watsons Go to Birmingham

    The Watsons Go to Birmingham

    The Watsons Go to Birmingham

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    In the Summer of 1963, Flint, Michigan is home to the Watsons, a close knit family. When 15 year-old Byron’s antics go over the top, his...

    The Watsons Go to Birmingham
  • 2009
    The Black List: Volume Two

    The Black List: Volume Two

    The Black List: Volume Two

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    THE BLACK LIST: VOL. 2 profiles some of today's most fascinating African-Americans. From the childhood inspirations that shaped their ambitions, to...

    The Black List: Volume Two
  • 2014
    Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

    Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

    Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

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    In this open-letter style documentary, Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis' rich lives guide their grandson on his personal quest to master lasting love,...

    Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
  • 1993
    The Ernest Green Story

    The Ernest Green Story

    The Ernest Green Story

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    Follows the story of Ernest Green, one of the Little Rock Nine who were the first blacks to integrate into an all white school.

    The Ernest Green Story
  • 2008
    Gospel Hill

    Gospel Hill

    Gospel Hill

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    Gospel Hill tells the intersecting story of two men in the fictional South Carolina town of Julia. Danny Glover plays John Malcolm, the son of a...

    Gospel Hill
  • 1984
    Before Stonewall

    Before Stonewall

    Before Stonewall

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    New York City's Stonewall Inn is regarded by many as the site of gay and lesbian liberation since it was at this bar that drag queens fought back...

    Before Stonewall
  • 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
  • 2015
    Mavis!

    Mavis!

    Mavis!

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    A look at the life and music of legendary singer and civil rights activist, Mavis Staples.

    Mavis!
  • 2014
    1964

    1964

    1964

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    1964 was the year the Beatles came to America, Cassius Clay became Muhammad Ali, and three civil rights workers were murdered in Mississippi. It was...

    1964
  • 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
  • 1963
    Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment

    Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment

    Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment

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    During a two-day period before and after the University of Alabama integration crisis, the film uses five camera crews to follow President John F....

    Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment
  • 1985
    And the Children Shall Lead

    And the Children Shall Lead

    And the Children Shall Lead

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    Mississippi in the early '60s is the setting for this story of a 12-year-old African-American girl who, along with her white friends, tries to ease...

    And the Children Shall Lead
  • 2010
    A Good Day to Die

    A Good Day to Die

    A Good Day to Die

    6.52010HD

    Interviews and archival footage profile the life of Dennis Banks, American Indian Movement leader who looks back at his early life and the rise of...

    A Good Day to Die
  • 2022
    Still We Rise

    Still We Rise

    Still We Rise

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    50 years on, the Aboriginal Tent Embassy is the oldest continuing protest occupation site in the world. Taking a fresh lens this is a bold dive into...

    Still We Rise
  • 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
  • 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 ...
  • 2011
    Nefarious: Merchant of Souls

    Nefarious: Merchant of Souls

    Nefarious: Merchant of Souls

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    Travel across four continents, through 19 countries, and into dingy Cambodian karaoke bars, Amsterdam’s infamous red-light district, Moldovan...

    Nefarious: Merchant of Souls