Black History Movies
- 1982
Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy
Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy01982HD
Traces the life of Booker T. Washington, ex-slave, author, educator, and political leader, focusing on his stewardship of Tuskegee Institute in...
- 2020
Our Alexandria
Our Alexandria02020HD
Two artists from Alexandria, Virginia, revisit the town’s segregated past and tell the story of family, friendship, loss, and love through...
- 1970
Cocoa Doll
Cocoa Doll01970HD
Nora is a young Black woman who takes a caregiving job for the McNeils, a rich white family, only to discover they’re hiding a deadly secret.
- 2003
Le Mozart Noir: Reviving a Legend
Le Mozart Noir: Reviving a Legend62003HD
Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges overcame class and race prejudices in 18th century France to become a musical genius who would inspire Mozart.
- 1970
Harlem of the West: Then and Now
Harlem of the West: Then and Now01970HD
The Fillmore was once a thriving, vibrant, and multicultural community with one of the most prominent jazz scenes on the West Coast and hundreds of...
- 2018
Where are the African Gods?
Where are the African Gods?02018HD
A moving recording of the late writer and renowned jazz singer Abbey Lincoln is captured in this new film from Brooklyn-born director Rodney...
- 1970
The Story Within the Story: Gary, Indiana
The Story Within the Story: Gary, Indiana01970HD
A small urban city with a gargantuan wealth of history, contributions, and changes. From the steel industry, music, politics, education, and sports;...
- 1970
Fate of a Salesman
Fate of a Salesman01970HD
Fate of a Salesman is an intimate portrait of a way of life on the verge of disappearing. In its 60th year of business, Men's Fashion Center in...
- 1970
Bitch: a word movie
Bitch: a word movie01970HD
Nantali Indongo, the rapper of the group Nomadic Massive, has long refrained from using the word Bitch in the lyrics of the songs she sings. As an...
- 1984
Fighter for Freedom: The Frederick Douglass Story
Fighter for Freedom: The Frederick Douglass Story01984HD
Frederick Douglass, Fighter for Freedom is a 19-minute documentary on the life and times of Frederick Douglass. Historic photos and documdrama...
- 2018
Race War
Race War02018HD
The explosive documentary from Black Channel Films daring to ask the question "Is it still just racism or is it a race war?" NOW IS THE TIME TO ASK...
- 2015
Black Sam's Statue
Black Sam's Statue02015HD
Using newly uncovered historical documents, this documentary short pieces together the most complete and accurate account of the life of Viro Small...
- 2004
Stone Mansion
Stone Mansion02004HD
An affluent black couple deal with the envitability of a white mob coming to kill them during the 1921 Oklahoma race riots.
- 2015
7 A.M. A Documentary
7 A.M. A Documentary02015HD
Black people face a lot of problems, but the root cause of those issues is our lack of businesses. 7 A.M. is the first documentary ever that talks...
- 2012
Fired by Liberty: Black Soldiers of the Civil War
Fired by Liberty: Black Soldiers of the Civil War02012HD
This Documentary details the history of Black soldiers during the Civil War.
- 2017
Gentrified: Ethnic Cleansing American Style
Gentrified: Ethnic Cleansing American Style02017HD
The first in-depth analysis of the unspoken ethnic component behind the most devastating socio-economic movement in America today.
- 1970
Vacation Plantation
Vacation Plantation01970HD
Ingi, a young father wrestling with a haunting secret, is shaken when he uncovers the lifeless body of his reclusive tenant, a victim of apparent...