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African-American Studies

Dive into a scholarly exploration of creative expression. From music, architecture, and film to the cultural movements that have shaped history, these carefully curated films offer a rich resource for educators seeking to provide an immersive learning journey into diverse realms of creative expression.

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Mr. SOUL!
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Mr. SOUL!

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Before Oprah, before Arsenio, there was Mr. SOUL!  Ellis Haizlip ensures the Revolution will be televised with SOUL!,  America’s first “Black Tonight Show.”
Director: Melissa Haizlip
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 104 min.
Year of production: 2018
American History Asian Studies Biography Cinema Ecology, Environment Economy Globalization Internet Latin American Studies Literature LGBT Music Photography
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MLK/FBI
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MLK/FBI
Based on recently declassified files, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Sam Pollard explores the US government's surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Director: Sam Pollard
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 106 min.
Year of production: 2020
Activism Biography Current Affairs History Human Rights Law and Justice Personal Story Politics
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Surge
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Surge
Is it a moment or a movement? Surge follows three, diverse female candidates who each ran in uphill battles to flip their deep red districts to blue in the historic, barrier-breaking 2018 midterm elections
Director: Hannah Rosenzweig | Wendy Sachs
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 93 min.
Year of production: 2020
Activism American History Current Affairs Gender History Politics Women
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3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets
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3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets
3½ MINUTES: TEN BULLETS dissects the aftermath of the murder of 17-year-old Jordan Davis and the trial of Michael Dunn who, in 2012, shot him repeatedly at a Florida gas station for playing his music too loudly.
Director: Marc Silver
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 98 min.
Year of production: 2015
Crime Current Affairs Education Family Human Rights Law and Justice Media Personal Story Politics Society Youth
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America to Me
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America to Me
Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Steve James examines racial, economic and class issues in contemporary American education in the multipart unscripted documentary series. Witness it through their eyes.
Director: Steve James
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 10 one-hour episodes
Year of production: 2018
Children Current Affairs Education Family Gender Politics Society Youth
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Shipwrecked America
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Shipwrecked America
A portrait of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, revealing how displacement and destruction were used as an opportunity for neoliberal initiatives, drastically intensifying the city’s economic, social and racial inequalities.
Director: Alexandra Kandy Longuet
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 52 min.
Year of production: 2016
American History Current Affairs Ecology, Environment Economy Human Rights Law and Justice Politics Poverty Society
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Sisters in the Struggle
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Sisters in the Struggle
Exploring the diversity, vision and impetus of the contemporary African American women's movement.
Director: Dionne Brand | Ginny Stikeman
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 49 min.
Year of production: 1991
Activism African Cinema and Culture American History Anthropology Conflicts Current Affairs Gender Human Rights Law and Justice Politics Society Women
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Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
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Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
In 1936, 18 African-American athletes won hearts and medals the Berlin Olympic Games, defying theories of Aryan supremacy. History forgot all except one. This is the story of the other 17.
Director: Deborah Riley Draper
Language: English, German (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 52/73 min.
Year of production: 2016
American History European History History Human Rights Sports War
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Scottsboro: An American Tragedy (FT)
Scottsboro: An American Tragedy (FT)
The history of the "Scottsboro Boys," a group of African American men who were victims of a racist miscarriage of justice that became a national controversy.
Director: Barak Goodman
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 84 min.
Year of production: 2000
American History Crime History Human Rights Law and Justice Politics
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Romeo Is Bleeding
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Romeo Is Bleeding
Richmond, CA is a community struggling with gun violence, stemming from a turf war which spans multiple generations. A local arts organization recruits young people to take part in an urban adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet.
Director: Jason Zeldes
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 93 min.
Year of production: 2015
Arts and Culture Education Literature Personal Story Society Urbanism Youth
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John Lewis: Good Trouble
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John Lewis: Good Trouble
A fascinating look into the life and times of U.S representative and activist, John Lewis. Using interviews and rare archival footage the film delivers an intimate account of Lewis's legacy and contribution to the Civil Rights Movement
Director: Dawn Porter
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 98 min.
Year of production: 2020
Activism Biography Current Affairs History Human Rights Law and Justice Personal Story Politics
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The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
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The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
Footage shot by a group of Swedish journalists documenting the Black Power Movement in the United States
Director: Göran Hugo Olsson
Language: English, Swedish (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 92 min.
Year of production: 2011
Activism American History History
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