Civil Rights Movies

  • 1982
    I Heard It Through the Grapevine

    I Heard It Through the Grapevine

    I Heard It Through the Grapevine

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    Renowned Black writer James Baldwin retraces his time in the South during the Civil Rights Movement, reflecting with his trademark brilliance and insi...

    I Heard It Through the Grapevine
  • 2015
    Old South

    Old South

    Old South

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    In Athens, Georgia, a college fraternity traditionally known to fly the confederate flag moves to a historically Black neighborhood and establishes th...

    Old South
  • 2017
    A Letter to Claudette Colvin

    A Letter to Claudette Colvin

    A Letter to Claudette Colvin

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    A short film entitled "A Letter To Claudette Colvin", written and directed by Victoria Wilson bringing awareness to Colvin's involvement in the Montgo...

    A Letter to Claudette Colvin
  • 1970
    Gay and Proud

    Gay and Proud

    Gay and Proud

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    1970 short documentary covering the first New York gay pride parade celebrating one year after Stonewall.

    Gay and Proud
  • 2018
    Akicita: The Battle of Standing Rock

    Akicita: The Battle of Standing Rock

    Akicita: The Battle of Standing Rock

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    Standing Rock, 2016: the largest Native American occupation since Wounded Knee, thousands of activists, environmentalists, and militarized police desc...

    Akicita: The Battle of Standing Rock
  • 2011
    The Committee

    The Committee

    The Committee

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    A film about Florida's little-known investigative committee of the State Legislature from 1956-1964. The committee's aim was to root out homosexual te...

    The Committee
  • 2013
    A Community Called Orange Mound

    A Community Called Orange Mound

    A Community Called Orange Mound

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    Orange Mound is a southeast Memphis neighborhood with a surprising legacy. With roots going back to the time of plantations and slavery, Orange Mound...

    A Community Called Orange Mound
  • 2021
    The Pratt in the Hat

    The Pratt in the Hat

    The Pratt in the Hat

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    The PRATT in the HAT is a short film about Frances Pratt, her hats, her wit, and her civil rights leadership which began in 1957 and continues till to...

    The Pratt in the Hat
  • 2019
    Jim Crow of the North

    Jim Crow of the North

    Jim Crow of the North

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    Roots of racial disparities are seen through a new lens in this film that explores the origins of housing segregation in the Minneapolis area. But the...

    Jim Crow of the North
  • 2024
    Mary Lou Breslin: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2009

    Mary Lou Breslin: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2009

    Mary Lou Breslin: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2009

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    Mary Lou Breslin, co-founder of the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2009 Community Leadership awa...

    Mary Lou Breslin: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2009
  • 1982
    Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle

    Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle

    Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle

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    The story of the organizing of the first black trade union - The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters - provides an account of African American working...

    Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle
  • 2024
    Newen Mapuche, la fuerza de la gente de la tierra

    Newen Mapuche, la fuerza de la gente de la tierra

    Newen Mapuche, la fuerza de la gente de la tierra

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    Newen Mapuche, la fuerza de la gente de la tierra
  • 2000
    Goin' to Chicago

    Goin' to Chicago

    Goin' to Chicago

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    A group of longtime Chicago residents born in the Mississippi Delta returns to Greenville, Mississippi, for a reunion with family and friends. Partici...

    Goin' to Chicago
  • 2024
    Jane Kennedy: To Be Free

    Jane Kennedy: To Be Free

    Jane Kennedy: To Be Free

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    A thought-provoking, humanistic portrait of a Chicago nurse who risked her personal freedom and was imprisoned in civil rights demonstrations and prot...

    Jane Kennedy: To Be Free