The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974), I Am Not Your Negro (2016), 4 Little Girls (1997), The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till (2004), King (1978), I Am MLK Jr. (2018), Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (1999), The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Black History movies.
Storyline: A 110-year-old former Louisiana slave (Cicely Tyson) reminisces about her life and society from the Civil War to germinating civil rights.
Plot Keywords: drama, historical, biography, race, american history, slavery, female protagonist ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, "Remember This House." The book was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and assassinations of three of his close friends: Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. At the time of Baldwin's death in 1987, he left behind only 30 completed pages of this manuscript. Filmmaker Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished.—Jwelch5742
Plot Keywords: documentary, race, civil rights, american history, social justice, racism, black culture ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: This film recounts the people and events leading up to the one of the most despicable hate-crimes during the height of the civil-rights movement, the bombing of the 16th Street Church in Birmingham, Alabama. In that attack, four little African-American girls lost their lives and a nation was simultaneously revolted, angered and galvanized to push the fight for equality and justice on.—Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>
Plot Keywords: documentary, history, civil rights, racism, 1960s, bombing, african american ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: This documentary presents a sobering reminder of the racial tensions that gripped America not so long ago. In Mississippi during the '50s, a black teenager named Emmett Louis Till, who is from Chicago and visiting his great-uncle, whistles at a white woman in public. Not too long afterward, he is kidnapped and murdered. The filmmakers revisit the public outrage that follows, revealing Till's family as being particularly brave for standing up to white racism when it was clearly unsafe to do so.
Plot Keywords: documentary, history, racial discrimination, american history, murder case, social justice, racial violence ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Championing nonviolent protest during the civil rights movement in the American South, Martin Luther King Jr. (Paul Winfield), a Baptist minister, becomes one of the most powerful and inspirational leaders during the turbulent era of the 1950s and '60s. However, being at the top only makes King more of a target, as he is always under threats from law enforcement officials, politicians and bigots. Never backing down from his lot, King undauntedly fights for equality, despite the personal risk.
Plot Keywords: biography, history, drama, war, politics, america, racial discrimination ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: This documentary explores the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his impact on civil rights through present day.
Plot Keywords: biography, documentary, history, social justice, racial equality, american history, leadership ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Two pioneering African American sisters, Bessie (Ruby Dee), 101 years old, and Sadie (Diahann Carroll), 103 years old, recount the ups and downs of their lives to New York Times journalist Amy Hill Hearth (Amy Madigan) in this true story. Spanning from their childhood in North Carolina at the end of the 19th century to the twilight of their lives in New York more than a century later, "Having Our Say" follows the sisters as they find success and happiness despite overwhelming odds.
Plot Keywords: biography, history, documentary, family, american, african american, sisters ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Featuring music instead of any dialogue and set in a near Kafkaesque future, this loose remake of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari follows a bureaucrat whom mysterious Dr. Ramirez and his hideous sidekick want as their latest victim.
Plot Keywords: biography, history, sports, racial discrimination, civil rights, true story, military ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Based on the life of tap-dancing legend Bill Robinson -- also known as Mr. Bojangles -- the film follows Robinson (Gregory Hines) as he climbs his way up the entertainment ladder from lowly vaudeville performer to one of the greatest black entertainers of his time. However, despite Robinson's meteoric rise and the support of his loyal agent, Marty Forkins (Peter Riegert), his compulsive gambling and love of women keep him from enjoying the success his talents have earned him.
Plot Keywords: biographical, drama, music, dance, historical, african american, entertainment industry ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A sequel to the 2002 comedy, "Undercover Brother".
Plot Keywords: comedy, action, spy, sequel, black culture, humor, adventure ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The tribute features newsreel clips of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., from 1955 to 1968, including his "I Have a Dream" speech.
Plot Keywords: documentary, american history, 1960s, racial equality, social justice, historical footage, human rights ...
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