Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America (2016), Green Book (2018), Woodlawn (2015), Skin (2018), Something of Value (1957), A Gathering of Old Men (1987), Burden (2018), Burden (2018) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Racial Reconciliation movies.
Storyline: Musician Daryl Davis has an unusual hobby. He's played all over the world with legends like Chuck Berry and Little Richard, but it's what Daryl does in his free time that sets him apart. Daryl likes to meet and befriend members of the Ku Klux Klan -- something few black men can say. In his travels, he's collected robes and other artifacts from friends who have left the Klan, building a collection piece by piece, story by story, in hopes of eventually opening a "Museum of the Klan."
Plot Keywords: documentary, race relations, american society, racism, social justice, dialogue, tolerance ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In 1962, Tony "Tony Lip" Vallelonga, a tough bouncer, is looking for work when his nightclub is closed for renovations. The most promising offer turns out to be the driver for the African-American classical pianist Don Shirley for a concert tour into the Deep South states. Although hardly enthused at working for a black man, Tony accepts the job and they begin their trek armed with The Negro Motorist Green Book, a travel guide for safe travel through America's racial segregation. Together, the snobbishly erudite pianist and the crudely practical bouncer can barely get along with their clashing attitudes to life and ideals. However, as the disparate pair witness and endure America's appalling injustices on the road, they find a newfound respect for each other's talents and start to face them together. In doing so, they would nurture a friendship and understanding that would change both their lives.
Plot Keywords: racial discrimination, friendship, road trip, cultural conflict, music, pianist, bodyguard ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In 1973 Birmingham, Ala., football player Tony Nathan (Caleb Castille) and his teammates at Woodlawn High School utilize a message of hope and love to overcome racial prejudice.
Plot Keywords: faith, sports, american football, race relations, high school, true story, 1970s ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Based on the 2012 MSNBC documentary, Bryon Widner was one of the FBI's most sought after white supremacists. Covered in racist tattoos from head to toe that he earned performing hate crimes, he conducts a destructive life and is headed down the path of no return. When he meets Julie and her three young daughters from previous relationships, the responsibilities of fatherhood give him the desire to leave the movement behind. He endures death threats and harassment from his old gang while attempting to turn his life around. With the help of the FBI and SPLC, he undergoes 25 brutal tattoo removal surgeries in exchange for decoding the tattoos covering his body, which culminates in the arrest and conviction of his former gang.—Guy Nattiv
Plot Keywords: racial discrimination, hate crime, identity, redemption, violence, social outcast, white supremacy ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Although Peter and Kimani grew up together, Kimani soon finds that different races are treated differently. After Kimani's father is jailed for following tribal customs, Kimani joins a band of rebels that wants all non-Kenyans out of their country. While Kimani believes in the cause, he does not agree with the indiscriminate killing of women, children, and those who will not join or agree with them. Even after the Mau Mau murder his little sister and brother, Peter still believes that there is a chance for peaceful co-existence and that he can stop most of the killing if he can reason with Kimani.—Tony Fontana <tony.fontana@spacebbs.com>
Plot Keywords: colonialism, friendship, loyalty, betrayal, violence, revenge, identity ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Following the death of a racist white farmer, suspicions fly about the murderer's identity. Soon, elderly black man Mathu (Louis Gossett Jr.), a local sharecropper, is pegged as the prime suspect. Concerned about the threat of a lynch mob, Mathu's kind boss, Candy Marshall (Holly Hunter), gathers his friends and co-workers together to protect him. When all Mathu's fellow old men confess to the crime, it makes the investigation by Sheriff Mapes (Richard Widmark) that much trickier.
Plot Keywords: racial issues, racial discrimination, murder case, white supremacy, social injustice, racial violence, louisiana ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A former member of the Ku Klux Klan learns tolerance through love and faith when he's taken in by an African American reverend.
Plot Keywords: racial discrimination, hate crime, racism, american south, based on true events, social justice, race relations ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A former member of the Ku Klux Klan learns tolerance through love and faith when he's taken in by an African American reverend.
Plot Keywords: racial discrimination, hate crime, racism, american south, based on true events, social justice, race relations ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In the late 1960s, the white South African government imprisons many black militant leaders, including Nelson Mandela (Dennis Haysbert), in a maximum-security prison in Cape Town. White guard James Gregory (Joseph Fiennes) is placed in charge of Mandela's ward because he can speak the Xhosa language and monitor the prisoners' communications. Over the course of Mandela's long imprisonment, his quiet leadership causes Gregory to rethink his previous racist views.
Plot Keywords: history, biography, apartheid, south africa, prison, racism, friendship ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A dean (Sarah Jessica Parker) at a Vermont college deals with controversy when a student (James Rebhorn) becomes the target of racism.
Plot Keywords: racism, campus, social issues, discrimination, social justice, race relations, prejudice ...
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