Feature Films
Films about African American Athletes
The story of Jesse Owens' in the 1936 Olympic Games.
The story of Jackie Robinson as the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball.
The story of Muhammad Ali and his career between 1964 and 1974.
An African-American man coaches a recently racially-integrated football team.
The story of Don Haskins and the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.
Films about African American Women
The story of a group of female African-American mathematicians who aided NASA during the start of the U.S. space program.
Films about African Americans, WWII, and the Homefront
Two men returning home from WWII struggle with racism and post-war life.
African American pilots in the Tuskegee training program are called into battle.
Films about African Americans and Education
Based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a teacher inspires students to join debate club.
Films about African Americans and Science
Something the Lord Made (2004)
A story of the relationship between prominent heart surgeons Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.
Films about Interracial Marriage
The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple during the 1960's and their fight for love.
Films about Union Efforts During the 1920s
10,000 Black Men Named George (2002)
The story of Asa Philip Randolph's and his work to organize black porters at the Pullman Rail Company in 1920s America.
Films about the Various Roles of African Americans during the CRM
An African-American father tries to raise a family in 1950's America, coming to terms with the events in his life.
The story of Cecil Gaines who served eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House.
The story of Oscar Grant and his interaction with the Fruitvale BART station in the Bay Area.
Two F.B.I. Agents who differ in style investigate the disappearance of civil rights activists in Mississippi.
Films about Brown v. Board of Education, Thurgood Marshall, and the NAACP
Mr. Civil Rights: Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP (2014)
The story of Thurgood Marshall and his triumph in the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board.
The story of Thurgood Marshall as he becomes the first African American Supreme Court Justice.
Films about Prominent Figures and Events During the CRM
Black Americans boycott public buses in the 1950's.
A tale of a young man fighting for voting rights in 1960's Mississippi.
The story of MLK and his journey from Selma to Montgomery Alabama in 1965.
The story of Malcom X and his rise as a black nationalist leader.
Documentary Films about Brown v. Board of Education
The story of Charles Hamilton Houston and his work as a prominent civil rights attorney.
The story of the nine students admitted to Central High in Little Rock, Arkansas.
A look at the effects and history of the "Little Rock 9" 50 years after the event.
Documentary Films about the Various Types of Protesting and Black Nationalism
The story of nonviolent protest as a means of fighting oppressions.
The story of resistance against inequality in Saint Augustine, Flordia 1964.
Negroes with Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power (2004)
The story of Rob Williams and his efforts of non-violent protest in the 1950's and 1960's.
A story focusing on the six-day Newark, N.J. outbreak of black urban rebellion in 1967.
Documentary Films about Mass Incarceration
The story of 5 falsely accused black teenagers of a crime at Central Park.
A look at the prison system and history of racial equality in the United States.
Documentary Films about Prominent Figures, Groups, and Events During the CRM
James Baldwin tells the modern story of race in America.
The Murder of Emmett Till (2016)
A documentary about the murder of Emmett Till and the events impacts.
The story of racial terror bombings of African American churches during the Civil Rights movement.
A documentary on the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
The Power Broker: Whitney Young’s Fight for Civil Rights (2013)
The story of Whitney Young's embattled fight for Civil Rights.
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015)
A documentary detailing the rise and fall of the Black Panther Party.
The Murder of Fred Hampton (1971)
A documentary telling the story of the murder of Fred Hampton and subsequent investigations.
The story of the Civil Rights Movement bus protest campaigns.
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011)
A documentary documenting the Black Panther movement within the United States.
Documentary Films about African American Athletes
The tale of the first African-American Heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson.
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice (2016)
The story of 17 African-American athletes participating in the 1936 Olympic Games.
Only the Ball Was White (1980)
A documentary detailing the racial segregation and discrimination in sports.
An examination of the Civil Rights Movement through basketball at historically black colleges and universities.
Documentary about the professional and personal aspects of Jackie Robinson's life.
Documentary Films about African Americans and Music
A varied examination of Martin Luther King Jr's last five years of life.
A chronicle of the rise of hip-hop music as the most popular music.
Letter to the President (2005)
An examination of the relationship between hip-hop and American social and political policy.
Soundtrack for a Revolution (2009)
A film exploring the Civil Rights Movement through the music of its' time.
