Black History Movies

  • 2021
    Odessa's Reign

    Odessa's Reign

    Odessa's Reign

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    Black women had extremely limited options during Jim Crow. Odessa’s story explores how an African American woman born in a time with limited options...

    Odessa's Reign
  • 2025
    Cocoa Doll

    Cocoa Doll

    Cocoa Doll

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    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.

    Cocoa Doll
  • 2020
    Our Alexandria

    Our Alexandria

    Our Alexandria

    02020HD

    Two artists from Alexandria, Virginia, revisit the town’s segregated past and tell the story of family, friendship, loss, and love through historical...

    Our Alexandria
  • 2025
    Fate of a Salesman

    Fate of a Salesman

    Fate of a Salesman

    02025HD

    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 Washin...

    Fate of a Salesman
  • 2016
    Shadows Fall North

    Shadows Fall North

    Shadows Fall North

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    How does a state with the motto “Live Free or Die” and a celebrated legacy of abolitionism confront and understand its participation in slavery, segre...

    Shadows Fall North
  • 2025
    Bitch: a word movie

    Bitch: a word movie

    Bitch: a word movie

    02025HD

    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 Afr...

    Bitch: a word movie
  • 2018
    Race War

    Race War

    Race War

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    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 I...

    Race War
  • 2007
    A Distant Shore: African Americans on D-Day

    A Distant Shore: African Americans on D-Day

    A Distant Shore: African Americans on D-Day

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    The role of African American soldiers during the World War II Allied invasion of Normandy.

    A Distant Shore: African Americans on D-Day
  • 2014
    PARDONS OF INNOCENCE: THE WILMINGTON TEN

    PARDONS OF INNOCENCE: THE WILMINGTON TEN

    PARDONS OF INNOCENCE: THE WILMINGTON TEN

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    This documentary recounts the turbulent history surrounding the troubled desegregation of New Hanover County Public School System in North Carolina du...

    PARDONS OF INNOCENCE: THE WILMINGTON TEN
  • 2012
    Fired by Liberty: Black Soldiers of the Civil War

    Fired by Liberty: Black Soldiers of the Civil War

    Fired by Liberty: Black Soldiers of the Civil War

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    This Documentary details the history of Black soldiers during the Civil War.

    Fired by Liberty: Black Soldiers of the Civil War
  • 2025
    Harlem of the West: Then and Now

    Harlem of the West: Then and Now

    Harlem of the West: Then and Now

    02025HD

    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 bl...

    Harlem of the West: Then and Now
  • 2025
    The Story Within the Story: Gary, Indiana

    The Story Within the Story: Gary, Indiana

    The Story Within the Story: Gary, Indiana

    02025HD

    A small urban city with a gargantuan wealth of history, contributions, and changes. From the steel industry, music, politics, education, and sports;...

    The Story Within the Story: Gary, Indiana
  • 1982
    Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy

    Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy

    Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy

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    Traces the life of Booker T. Washington, ex-slave, author, educator, and political leader, focusing on his stewardship of Tuskegee Institute in Alabam...

    Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy