Civil Rights Movies
- 1994
Freedom on My Mind
Freedom on My Mind6.31994HD
Chronicles the Mississippi voter registration drive from 1961-1964.
- 2018
1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond
1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond7.32018HD
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....
- 2019
Always in Season
Always in Season6.82019HD
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...
- 2013
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
The Watsons Go to Birmingham7.0382013HD
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...
- 2009
The Black List: Volume Two
The Black List: Volume Two62009HD
THE BLACK LIST: VOL. 2 profiles some of today's most fascinating African-Americans. From the childhood inspirations that shaped their ambitions, to...
- 2014
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee1.52014HD
In this open-letter style documentary, Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis' rich lives guide their grandson on his personal quest to master lasting love,...
- 1993
The Ernest Green Story
The Ernest Green Story6.91993HD
Follows the story of Ernest Green, one of the Little Rock Nine who were the first blacks to integrate into an all white school.
- 2008
Gospel Hill
Gospel Hill4.82008HD
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...
- 1984
Before Stonewall
Before Stonewall6.71984HD
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...
- 1979
Lawman Without a Gun
Lawman Without a Gun01979HD
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...
- 2015
Mavis!
Mavis!6.92015HD
A look at the life and music of legendary singer and civil rights activist, Mavis Staples.
- 2014
1964
19646.52014HD
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...
- 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...
- 1963
Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment
Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment6.91963HD
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....
- 1985
And the Children Shall Lead
And the Children Shall Lead101985HD
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...
- 2010
A Good Day to Die
A Good Day to Die6.52010HD
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...
- 2022
Still We Rise
Still We Rise02022HD
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...
- 1994
But... Seriously
But... Seriously101994HD
A documentary juxtaposing the events of the 20th century with the commentary of stand-up comedians.
- 2009
Democracy Is ...
Democracy Is ...102009HD
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...
- 2011
Nefarious: Merchant of Souls
Nefarious: Merchant of Souls6.22011HD
Travel across four continents, through 19 countries, and into dingy Cambodian karaoke bars, Amsterdam’s infamous red-light district, Moldovan...