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1) Till
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Till is a profoundly emotional and cinematic film about the true story of Mamie Till Mobley's relentless pursuit of justice for her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi. In Mamie's poignant journey of grief turned to action, we see the universal power of a mother's ability to change the world.
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Examines the life and legacy of African American poet, memoirist, and civil rights worker Maya Angelou, from her upbringing in the Depression-era South to her work with Malcolm X in Ghana to the recitation of her inaugural poem for President Bill Clinton. Includes Angelou's own words woven together with archival photographs and videos as well as interviews with Angelou's friends and family.
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Documents the dramatic life and turbulent times of the pioneering African American journalist, activist, suffragist and anti-lynching crusader of the post-Reconstruction period. Though virtually forgotten today, Ida B. Wells-Barnett was a household name in Black America during much of her lifetime (1863-1931) and was considered the equal of her well-known African American contemporaries such as Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois. Ida B. Wells:...
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Examines the life and legacy of African American poet, memoirist, and civil rights worker Maya Angelou, from her upbringing in the Depression-era South to her work with Malcolm X in Ghana to the recitation of her inaugural poem for President Bill Clinton. Includes Angelou's own words woven together with archival photographs and videos as well as interviews with Angelou's friends and family.
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Learn all about the amazing life of Coretta Scott King and how integral she was to carrying on the Martin Luther King, Jr. legacy. What were the significant events of Coretta's early life? How did Coretta's life change once she married Martin Luther King, Jr.? What role did Coretta Scott King play in the Civil Rights Movement? How did Coretta establish herself as an accomplished activist in her own right? The answers to these questions are covered...
8) Till
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Till is a profoundly emotional and cinematic film about the true story of Mamie Till Mobley's relentless pursuit of justice for her fourteen-year-old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi. In Mamie's poignant journey of grief turned to action, we see the universal power of a mother's ability to change the world.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Follow Chester!: a college football team fights racism and makes history (Not rated) (2019) (22 min.): Chester Pierce broke racial barriers by joining his college football team during segregation in the United States. Despite breaking the law, his team played on.
Let the children march (Not rated) (2018) (20 min.): In 1963 Birmingham, Alabama, thousands of African-American children volunteered to march for their civil rights after hearing Dr. Martin...
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Call Jane: Chicago, 1968. As the city and the nation are on the brink of political upheaval, suburban housewife Joy and her husband and daughter are living the all-American dream. But Joy's tranquil world is shattered when her life-threatening pregnancy forces her to navigate a medical establishment unwilling to help. This impossible situation leads Joy to the "Janes," an underground network providing the only available alternative, helmed by fierce...
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