Black History Movies

  • 1977
    Greased Lightning

    Greased Lightning

    Greased Lightning

    6.31977HD

    The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper-tier NASCAR race.

    Greased Lightning
  • 2022
    Is That Black Enough for You?!?

    Is That Black Enough for You?!?

    Is That Black Enough for You?!?

    7.42022HD

    A look at the Black revolution in 1970s cinema, from genre films to social realism, from the making of new superstars to the craft of rising auteurs.

    Is That Black Enough for You?!?
  • 2004
    Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

    Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

    Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

    7.12004HD

    The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.

    Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
  • 2021
    JazzTown

    JazzTown

    JazzTown

    02021HD

    Denver’s iconic and Grammy Award-winning musicians reveal the secrets of their success and longevity in the music business while warning the...

    JazzTown
  • 2003
    Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

    Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

    Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

    5.92003HD

    When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than four million slaves were set free. Over 70 years later, the memories of some 2,000 slave-era survivors...

    Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
  • 2023
    Stamped from the Beginning

    Stamped from the Beginning

    Stamped from the Beginning

    6.42023HD

    Using innovative animation and expert insights, this documentary based on Ibram X. Kendi's bestseller explores the history of racist ideas in America.

    Stamped from the Beginning
  • 2024
    American Coup: Wilmington 1898

    American Coup: Wilmington 1898

    American Coup: Wilmington 1898

    02024HD

    The little-known story of a deadly race massacre and carefully orchestrated insurrection in North Carolina’s largest city in 1898 — the...

    American Coup: Wilmington 1898
  • 2020
    The 24th

    The 24th

    The 24th

    5.32020HD

    The incredibly powerful and timely true story of the all-black Twenty-Fourth United States Infantry Regiment, and the Houston Riot of 1917. The...

    The 24th
  • 1965
    La Tragédie du Roi Christophe

    La Tragédie du Roi Christophe

    La Tragédie du Roi Christophe

    101965HD

    La Tragédie du Roi Christophe
  • 1970
    The Marcus Garvey Story

    The Marcus Garvey Story

    The Marcus Garvey Story

    01970HD

    Explore the tumultuous life of Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr., a Jamaican political activist and advocate for Black Nationalism. From founding UNIA-ACL and...

    The Marcus Garvey Story
  • 2000
    The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

    The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

    The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

    02000HD

    Documents the race riot of 1921 and the destruction of the African-American community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. With testimony by eyewitnesses...

    The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
  • 2020
    The Ball Method

    The Ball Method

    The Ball Method

    02020HD

    Alice Ball, a 23 year-old African American Chemist living in 1915 Hawaii fights against racial and gender barriers to find an effective treatment for...

    The Ball Method
  • 2016
    Olympic Pride, American Prejudice

    Olympic Pride, American Prejudice

    Olympic Pride, American Prejudice

    72016HD

    In 1936, 18 African American athletes dubbed the "black auxiliary" by Hitler defied Nazi Aryan Supremacy and Jim Crow Racism to win hearts and medals...

    Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
  • 1966
    The Strolling '20s

    The Strolling '20s

    The Strolling '20s

    01966HD

    Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier travel down memory lane to see what life was like back in the 1920s. Harry Belafonte introduces this musical,...

    The Strolling '20s
  • 2024
    In Search of Bass Reeves

    In Search of Bass Reeves

    In Search of Bass Reeves

    5.72024HD

    By the end of his illustrious career, Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves may well have been the preeminent lawman of the Old West. He brought upwards of...

    In Search of Bass Reeves
  • 1994
    A Great Day in Harlem

    A Great Day in Harlem

    A Great Day in Harlem

    6.21994HD

    Art Kane, now deceased, coordinated a group photograph of all the top jazz musicians in NYC in the year 1958, for a piece in Esquire magazine. Just...

    A Great Day in Harlem
  • 2019
    Hebrews to Negroes 2: Revelation - The Age of The Awakening

    Hebrews to Negroes 2: Revelation - The Age of The Awakening

    Hebrews to Negroes 2: Revelation - The Age of The Awakening

    02019HD

    Hebrews to Negroes 2 : Revelation is a documentary that uncovers the 'True Biblical Identity" and Ancestral Homeland of the people living in North...

    Hebrews to Negroes 2: Revelation - The Age of The Awakening
  • 2018
    Congo Cabaret

    Congo Cabaret

    Congo Cabaret

    02018HD

    Harlem, 1926. A “sweetman” Zeddy, living off a woman, brings a country girl he’s trying to impress to a gay-owned cabaret. There he...

    Congo Cabaret
  • 2019
    Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare

    Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare

    Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare

    6.32019HD

    The history of warfare as it relates to global Black society, broken down into 7 chapters that examines the ways the system of racism wages warfare...

    Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare
  • 2019
    Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

    Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

    Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

    52019HD

    Maurice Hines, a charming, gay African-American entertainer navigates the complications of show business while grieving the loss of his more famous,...

    Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

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