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- DirectorPeter CousensStarsCuba Gooding Jr.Sharon LealDavid RascheTwo men separated by 100 years are united in their search for freedom. In 1856, slave Samuel Woodward and his family escape from the Monroe Plantation near Richmond, Virginia. A secret network of ordinary people known as the Underground Railroad guide the family on their journey north to Canada. They are relentlessly pursued by the notorious slave-hunter Plimpton. Hunted like a dog and haunted by the unthinkable suffering he and his forbears have endured, Samuel is forced to decide between revenge or freedom. 100 years earlier in 1748, John Newton the Captain of a slave ship sails from Africa with a cargo of slaves, bound for America. On board is Samuel's great-grandfather, whose survival is tied to the fate of Captain Newton. The voyage changes Newton's life forever and he creates a legacy that will inspire Samuel and the lives of millions for generations to come.1748, 1856
- StarsAunjanue Ellis-TaylorLyriq BentBen ChaplinKidnapped in Africa and subsequently enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata must navigate a revolution in New York, isolation in Nova Scotia, and the treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, in an attempt to secure her freedom in the eighteenth century.1783
Start/During of Slavery - StarsLeVar BurtonRobert ReedJohn AmosA dramatization of author Alex Haley's family line from ancestor Kunta Kinte's enslavement to his descendants' liberation.1750-1870
Start of Slavery - DirectorKevin HooksStarsLouis Gossett Jr.LeVar BurtonAvery BrooksOn Christmas Eve 1770, a young African warrior, who three years prior had been captured and sold into slavery in America, leads a desperate group of runaway slaves as they attempt to reach freedom in the North.1775 December
During Slavery - DirectorMichael AptedStarsIoan GruffuddAlbert FinneyMichael GambonThe idealist William Wilberforce maneuvers his way through Parliament, endeavoring to end the British transatlantic slave trade.1782, 1797
During Slavery - DirectorNate ParkerStarsNate ParkerArmie HammerPenelope Ann MillerNat Turner, a literate slave and preacher in the antebellum South, orchestrates an uprising.1809, 1831
During Slavery - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsDjimon HounsouMatthew McConaugheyAnthony HopkinsIn 1839, the revolt of Mende captives aboard a Spanish owned ship causes a major controversy in the United States when the ship is captured off the coast of Long Island. The courts must decide whether the Mende are slaves or legally free.1839
- StarsCicely TysonJason BernardClifford DavidA film about the life and career of the African American abolitionist and slave escape leader, Harriet Tubman.1840's-1860's
Araminta Ross a.k.a. Harriet Tubman
Born: March 1822 (estimate)
Died: March 10, 1913 - DirectorDon McBreartyStarsFalconer AbrahamDwight BacquieJanet BaileyA number of slaves risk their lives to escape their masters with their only help coming from the famous secret slave escape network.1840's-1860's
Araminta Ross a.k.a. Harriet Tubman
Born: March 1822 (estimate)
Died: March 10, 1913 - 1987– 1h6.9 (24)TV EpisodeDirectorOrlando BagwellStarsRuby DeeA chronicle of the organized efforts to help slaves find freedom in the north.
- DirectorKasi LemmonsStarsCynthia ErivoJanelle MonáeLeslie Odom Jr.The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.1840's-1860's
Araminta Ross a.k.a. Harriet Tubman
Born: March 1822 (estimate)
Died: March 10, 1913 - 1980–19941h 55mNot Rated7.3 (304)TV EpisodeDirectorGordon ParksStarsAvery BrooksRhetta GreeneMason AdamsThis is based on a true story. Solomon Northrop is a black man in the mid 19th century before slavery was abolished. He's a born freeman who works as a carpenter and is also a part time musician. One day he is approached by some men who want him to play for them. However, that is not their intention; they have kidnapped him and sold him into slavery. Now he has to endure the hardships that he has been spared because of his status as a freeman. And his family who don't know what happened to him is searching for him but where do they go? And Solomon also wishes to let them know where he is so that they could get him but unfortunately no one believes his story or is willing to help him.1841-1853
Solomon Northup
Born: July 10, 1807 or 1808
Died: between 1857 and 1875
(estimates) - DirectorSteve McQueenStarsChiwetel EjioforMichael Kenneth WilliamsMichael FassbenderIn the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free Black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.1841-1853
Solomon Northup
Born: July 10, 1807 or 1808
Died: between 1857 and 1875
(estimates) - DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJamie FoxxChristoph WaltzLeonardo DiCaprioWith the help of a German bounty-hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner in Mississippi.1858-1859
- DirectorGary RossStarsMatthew McConaugheyGugu Mbatha-RawMahershala AliA disillusioned Confederate army deserter returns to Mississippi and leads a militia of fellow deserters and women in an uprising against the corrupt local Confederate government.1860
American Civil War:
Started: 1861 April 12th
Ended: 1865 May 9th - StarsDavid McCulloughSam WaterstonJulie HarrisA comprehensive survey of the American Civil War.American Civil War:
Started: 1861 April 12th
Ended: 1865 May 9th - StarsBrian PohankaWilliam C. DavisDanny GloverA documentary series illustrating various episodes of the American Civil War.American Civil War:
Started: 1861 April 12th
Ended: 1865 May 9th - DirectorEdward ZwickStarsMatthew BroderickDenzel WashingtonCary ElwesRobert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates.Likely 1863,
American Civil War:
Started: 1861 April 12th
Ended: 1865 May 9th - DirectorAva DuVernayStarsMelina AbdullahMichelle AlexanderCory BookerAn in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.After the American Civil War:
Started: 1861 April 12th
Ended: 1865 May 9th - StarsWill SmithBryan StevensonLarry WilmoreWill Smith hosts this look at the evolving, often lethal, fight for equal rights in America through the lens of the US Constitution's 14th Amendment.July 9, 1868
The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution was adopted. - DirectorWilliam GreavesStarsTroy DusterAl Freeman Jr.Paula GiddingsThe work of a notable civil rights crusader in the late 19th and early 20th century.Ida Bell Wells-Barnett
Born: 1862 July 16th
Died: 1931 March 25th - CreatorErnest KinoyStarsDebbi MorganDorian HarewoodPaul KosloThe dramatization of Alex Haley's family line from post Civil War America to the writer's search for his roots.1882 to 1967
- DirectorKevin HooksStarsDelroy LindoHenry CzernyBronwen BoothThe true story about Robert Peary's forgotten African American employee Mathew Henson who proved crucial in their race to North Pole.1909
Matthew Alexander Henson
Born: August 8, 1866
Died: March 9, 1955 - DirectorSteven LukeStarsBates WilderHiram A. MurrayRon PerlmanDuring the last days of the Great War, a group of U.S. soldiers are sent behind enemy lines to rescue a lost platoon.World War I
Started: July 28th 1914
Ended: November 11th 1918 - DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsLillian GishMae MarshHenry B. WalthallThe Stoneman family finds its friendship with the Camerons affected by the Civil War, both fighting in opposite armies. The development of the war in their lives plays through to Lincoln's assassination and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan.KKK Propaganda
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsDanny GloverWhoopi GoldbergOprah WinfreyA tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.1900's-1930's
- DirectorStephen HopkinsStarsStephan JamesJason SudeikisEli GoreeJesse Owens' quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.1933, 1934, 1935, 1936.
1936 Berlin Olympic Games - DirectorBrian OakesStarsTerry Harmonica BeanRory BlockYvonne ChireauA look at the short, mysterious life of blues legend, Robert Johnson, who was said to have made a deal with the Devil at a crossroads in rural Mississippi.1936-1937
Robert Leroy Johnson
Born: May 8, 1911
Died: August 16, 1938 - DirectorVictor FlemingGeorge CukorSam WoodStarsClark GableVivien LeighThomas MitchellA sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.
- DirectorReginald HudlinStarsChadwick BosemanJosh GadKate HudsonThe story of Thurgood Marshall, the crusading lawyer who would become the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, as he battles through one of his career-defining cases.1940
The trial of Joseph Spell,
State of Connecticut v. Joseph Spell - DirectorNancy BuirskiStarsCynthia ErivoRecy TaylorRobert CorbittMrs. Recy Taylor was gang raped by six white boys in 1944 Alabama. Unbroken, she spoke up and fought for justice with help from Rosa Parks and legions of women.1944 September 3rd
Recy Taylor (née Corbitt)
Born: December 31, 1919
Died: December 28, 2017 - DirectorKirk FraserStarsMuhammad AliTodd BoydJim BrownFollows the legacy and impact of America's first Black military pilots and how their contributions to this country inspired the next generation looking for racial equality and civic change.1944
World War II
Started: 1939 September 1st
Ended: 1945 September 2nd - DirectorAnthony HemingwayStarsCuba Gooding Jr.Gerald McRaneyDavid OyelowoA crew of African American pilots in the Tuskegee training program, having faced segregation while kept mostly on the ground during World War II, are called into duty under the guidance of Col. A.J. Bullard.1944
World War II
Started: 1939 September 1st
Ended: 1945 September 2nd - DirectorBrian HelgelandStarsChadwick BosemanT.R. KnightHarrison FordIn 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era when he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and faces considerable racism in the process.1945-1947
Jack Roosevelt Robinson, a.k.a. Jackie Robinson
Born: January 31, 1919
Died: October 24, 1972 - DirectorAlfred E. GreenStarsJackie RobinsonRuby DeeMinor WatsonBiography of Jackie Robinson, the first black major league baseball player in the 20th century. Traces his career in the negro leagues and the major leagues. Restored in original Black and White.April 15, 1947 MLB Debut
Jack Roosevelt Robinson
Born: January 31, 1919
Died: October 24, 1972 - StarsKeith DavidJamie FoxxDocumentary chronicles the personal and professional life of Jackie Robinson from his birth in 1919 to his death in 1972. Robinson's rise from humble beginnings to became an American hero and pivotal figure in American history are detailed.April 15, 1947 MLB Debut
Jack Roosevelt Robinson
Born: January 31, 1919
Died: October 24, 1972 - DirectorDenzel WashingtonStarsDenzel WashingtonViola DavisStephen McKinley HendersonA working-class African-American father tries to raise his family in the 1950s, while coming to terms with the events of his life.1950's
- DirectorBill GuttentagDan SturmanStarsThe RootsJohn LegendWyclef JeanA fresh and exhilarating take on one of the most important social movements in American history, Soundtrack for a Revolution explores the civil rights struggle through the powerful and stirring songs that inspired a generation.1950's-1960's
- DirectorMick CaouetteStarsJose AndersonKimberle CrenshawMary EasterFrom PBS - Civil rights attorney Thurgood Marshall's triumph in the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision to desegregate America's public schools completed the final leg of a journey of over 20 years laying the groundwork to end legal segregation. He won more Supreme Court cases than any lawyer in American history, making the work of civil rights pioneers like the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks possible.December 9, 1952 Argued
December 8, 1953 Reargued
May 17, 1954 Decided
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Thurgood Marshall
Born: July 2, 1908
Died: January 24, 1993 - DirectorAlex GibneyStarsJames BrownChristian McBrideBobby ByrdA look at the music career of musician James Brown beginning with his first hit song, "Please, Please, Please," in 1956.1953
James Joseph Brown
Born: May 3, 1933
Died: December 25, 2006 - DirectorTate TaylorStarsChadwick BosemanNelsan EllisDan AykroydA chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.1953
James Joseph Brown
Born: May 3, 1933
Died: December 25, 2006 - DirectorGeorge NolfiStarsAnthony MackieSamuel L. JacksonNicholas HoultIn the 1960s, two African-American entrepreneurs hire a working-class white man to pretend to be the head of their business empire while they pose as a janitor and chauffeur.1939, 1954, 1955, 1963, 1965
- DirectorKeith BeauchampStarsMamie Till MobleyWheeler ParkerSimeon WrightNever-before-seen testimony is included in this documentary on Emmett Louis Till, who, in 1955, was brutally murdered after he whistled at a white woman.Emmett Louis Till
Born: July 25, 1941
Died: August 28, 1955 - DirectorRichard PearceStarsSissy SpacekWhoopi GoldbergDwight SchultzTwo women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in response to the famous bus boycott led by Martin Luther King.1955 December 5th - 1956 December 20th
Started by Rosa Parks
Montgomery Bus Boycott = Browder v. Gayle - DirectorKathleen DowdeyStarsJuanita AbernathyBernard LafayetteJohn LewisJohn Lewis: Get in the Way is the first major documentary biography of John Lewis, civil rights hero, congressional leader and champion of human rights whose unwavering fight for justice spans the past 50 years. Following a film festival launch, the documentary had its national PBS premiere as a highlight of Black History Month. Get in the Way takes audiences on the journey of a man who fights for social justice using a radical tool: nonviolent direct action. Born into an era of profound social change, the son of sharecroppers in the Jim Crow South, Lewis made choices early in his life that propelled him to a vital role in U.S. history. He was often at the center of crucial events in the Civil Rights Movement, a leader on the ground and at the front lines of some of the most chilling confrontations. In 1963, he became the youngest speaker at the historic March on Washington. Two years later, he led the Bloody Sunday March in Selma, where Alabama State Troopers attacked peaceful protesters with billy clubs, bullwhips and tear gas. Their horrific actions were broadcast on the nightly news to living rooms across the nation. Eight months later, the Voting Rights Act was signed in to law. Through never-before-seen interviews shot over 20 years, filmmaker Kathleen Dowdey shapes a gripping and intimate tale of personal voice and revelatory moments. Once an activist pushing from the outside, Lewis' career as a congressman has solidified his stature as a strategically agile activist making noise on the inside. Here is a riveting portrait of Lewis' journey of courage, searing disappointments and hard-won triumphs as over the decades he inspires others to stand up and get in the way.1955 Started being an Activist after Montgomery Bus Boycott
John Robert Lewis
Born: February 21, 1940
Died: July 17, 2020 - DirectorDawn PorterStarsElijah CummingsAnthony JohnsonHillary ClintonThe film explores Georgia representative's, 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil rights, voting rights, gun control, health care reform, and immigration.1955 Started being an Activist after Montgomery Bus Boycott
John Robert Lewis
Born: February 21, 1940
Died: July 17, 2020 - DirectorRex MillerMeet Althea Gibson, the first African American to play and win at Wimbledon and the U.S. Nationals.1956
Althea Neale Gibson
Born: August 25, 1927
Died: September 28, 2003 - DirectorLee DanielsStarsForest WhitakerOprah WinfreyJohn CusackAs Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other major events affect this man's life, family, and American society.1926, 1937, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1986, 2008, 2009
Eugene Allen
Born: July 14, 1919
Died: March 31, 2010
Served in the White House from 1952-1986 - 1997–20231h 36mTV-PG7.1 (1.2K)TV EpisodeDirectorEuzhan PalcyStarsPenelope Ann MillerKevin PollakMichael BeachWhen six-year-old Ruby is chosen to be the first African-American to integrate her local elementary school, she is subjected to the true ugliness of racism for the first time.1960
- DirectorStanley NelsonStarsRaymond ArsenaultGenevieve HoughtonGordon CareyThe story of the Civil Rights Movement interstate busing protest campaign.1961
- DirectorTheodore MelfiStarsTaraji P. HensonOctavia SpencerJanelle MonáeThe story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program.1961, 1962
- DirectorPeter FarrellyStarsViggo MortensenMahershala AliLinda CardelliniA working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver for an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South.1962
- DirectorReginald HudlinStarsClarence AvantHank AaronGwen AdolphFollows the life of Clarence Avant, the ultimate, uncensored mentor and behind-the-scenes rainmaker in music, film, TV and politics.1962
Clarence Alexander Avant
Born February 25, 1931 - DirectorTate TaylorStarsViola DavisEmma StoneOctavia SpencerAn aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis.1963
- DirectorSpike LeeStarsMaxine McNairWalter CronkiteChris McNairA documentary of the notorious racial terrorist bombing of an African American church during the Civil Rights Movement.1963 Sunday, September 15th
- DirectorRegina KingStarsKingsley Ben-AdirEli GoreeAldis HodgeA fictional account of one incredible night where icons Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown gathered discussing their roles in the Civil Rights Movement and cultural upheaval of the 60s.1964 Tuesday February 25th
- DirectorAlan ParkerStarsGene HackmanWillem DafoeFrances McDormandTwo F.B.I. Agents with wildly different styles arrive in Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of some civil rights activists.1964 Summer
- DirectorStanley NelsonStarsKarin Kunstler GoldmanJulian BondPeggy Jean ConnorA look back at the summer of 1964, when more than 700 student activists took segregated Mississippi by storm, registering voters, creating freedom schools and establishing the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.1964 Summer
- DirectorDavid CzarnetzkiStarsSam CookeZelda SandsAl SchmittAmerican singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur Sam Cooke died at the age of 33 on December 11, 1964, at the Hacienda Motel, at 9137 South Figueroa Street, in Los Angeles, California.Samuel Cook
Born: January 22, 1931
Died: December 11, 1964 - DirectorKelly DuaneStarsSam CookeQuincy JonesSmokey RobinsonAn investigation into the circumstances and controversy surrounding Sam Cooke's murder.Samuel Cook
Born: January 22, 1931
Died: December 11, 1964 - DirectorMichael MannStarsWill SmithJamie FoxxJon VoightA biography of sports legend Muhammad Ali, focusing on his triumphs and controversies between 1964 and 1974.1964 to 1974
The film focuses on ten years in the life of the boxer Muhammad Ali
Born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.
Born: January 17, 1942
Died: June 3, 2016 - DirectorAva DuVernayStarsDavid OyelowoCarmen EjogoOprah WinfreyA chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.1965 March 7th–25th
Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches - DirectorKevin HooksStarsCicely TysonBlair UnderwoodJames Earl JonesA superb depiction of the watts riot and how it possibly started in great detail.1965 August 11th-16th
Watts Riots/Rebellion/Uprising - DirectorSpike LeeStarsDenzel WashingtonAngela BassettDelroy LindoBiographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam and his eventual assassination.Born Malcolm Little
Born: May 19, 1925
Died: February 21, 1965 - DirectorJames GartnerStarsJosh LucasDerek LukeAustin NicholsIn 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.1966
The events leading to
The 1966 NCAA University Division Basketball - DirectorBill SiegelStarsEamonn AndrewsMuhammad AliDavid SusskindThe legal battles of the great American boxer against being conscripted into the US military during the Vietnam War.1966-1971
Born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.
Born: January 17, 1942
Died: June 3, 2016 - DirectorStanley NelsonStarsBlair AndersonOmar BarbourJulian BondThis documentary tells the rise and fall of the Black Panther Party, one of the 20th century's most alluring and controversial organizations that captivated the world's attention for nearly 50 years.Founded: 1966
Dissolved: 1982 - DirectorRichard FriedenbergStarsTimothy HuttonLela RochonRuby DeeA moving and uplifting drama about the effects of interracial marriage in the 1960s. Friends since childhood, and loved by both families, this couple are exiled after their wedding and have to wage a courageous battle to find their place in America as a loving family.Loving v. Virginia
April 10, 1967 Argued
June 12, 1967 Decided - DirectorNancy BuirskiStarsJane AlexanderLindsay Almond Jr.Edward L. AyersA racially charged trial and a heartrending love story converge in this documentary about Mildred and Richard Loving, set during the Civil Rights era.Loving v. Virginia
April 10, 1967 Argued
June 12, 1967 Decided - DirectorJeff NicholsStarsRuth NeggaJoel EdgertonWill DaltonThe story of Richard and Mildred Loving, a couple whose arrest for interracial marriage in 1960s Virginia began a legal battle that would end with the Supreme Court's historic 1967 decision.Loving v. Virginia
April 10, 1967 Argued
June 12, 1967 Decided - StarsSoledad O'BrienElaine WelterothNikole Hannah-JonesIn 1967, the Supreme Court decision Loving v. Virginia overturned all laws outlawing interracial marriage. The Loving Generation tells the story of a generation of Americans born to one black parent and one white parent. Their narratives provide a fascinating and unique window into the borderland between "blackness" and "whiteness", and, in some cases, explode fixed ideas about race and identity.Loving v. Virginia
April 10, 1967 Argued
June 12, 1967 Decided - DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsJohn BoyegaAnthony MackieAlgee SmithFact-based drama set during the 1967 Detroit riots in which a group of rogue police officers respond to a complaint with retribution rather than justice on their minds.1967 Sunday July 23rd
- DirectorGöran Hugo OlssonStarsAngela DavisStokely CarmichaelBobby SealeFootage shot by a group of Swedish journalists documenting the Black Power Movement in the United States is edited together by a contemporary Swedish filmmaker.1967-1975
- DirectorNorman JewisonStarsDenzel WashingtonVicellous ShannonDeborah Kara UngerThe story of Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.The film concentrates on Rubin Carter's life between:
1966 - 1985 - DirectorTaylor HackfordStarsJamie FoxxRegina KingKerry WashingtonThe story of the life and career of the legendary rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles, from his humble beginnings in the South, where he went blind at age seven, to his meteoric rise to stardom during the 1950s and 1960s.1930s-1970s
Ray Charles Robinson
Born: September 23, 1930
Died: June 10, 2004 - StarsRalph AbernathyJoan BaezJulian BondPersonal comments from family, friends, and advisors fill this remarkable documentary honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Coretta Scott King joins the Reverend Ralph Abernathy, Julian Bond, Jimmy Carter, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Senator Edward Kennedy, John Lewis, Bishop Desmond Tutu, and Andrew Young, who recall Dr. King's career and trace his leadership in the civil rights movement. Includes portions of his "I Have a Dream" speech.Martin Luther King Jr. (Michael King Jr)
Born: January 15, 1929
Died: April 4, 1968 - StarsObba BabatundéMike DouglasLaurence FishburneA salute to a man who remains an inspiration and a force for social change nearly forty years after his untimely death at the age of 39.Martin Luther King Jr. (Michael King Jr)
Born: January 15, 1929
Died: April 4, 1968 - DirectorPeter W. KunhardtA look at the final years in the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.Martin Luther King Jr. (Michael King Jr)
Born: January 15, 1929
Died: April 4, 1968 - DirectorTimothy Greenfield-SandersStarsToni MorrisonHilton AlsOprah WinfreyThis artful and intimate meditation on the legendary storyteller examines her life, her works and the powerful themes she has confronted throughout her literary career.Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison a.k.a. Toni Morrison
Born: February 18th, 1931
Died: August 5th, 2019 - DirectorShaka KingStarsLaKeith StanfieldDaniel KaluuyaJesse PlemonsOffered a plea deal by the FBI, William O'Neal infiltrates the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party to gather intelligence on Chairman Fred Hampton.Fredrick Allen Hampton
Born: August 30th, 1948
Died: December 4th, 1969 - DirectorClare LewinsStarsMuhammad AliGene KilroyRahman AliUnprecedented access to Muhammad Ali's personal archive of "audio journals" as well as interviews and testimonials from his inner circle of family and friends are used to tell the legend's life story.1970s
Born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.
Born: January 17, 1942
Died: June 3, 2016 - DirectorRobin BissellStarsTaraji P. HensonSam RockwellBabou CeesayCivil rights activist Ann Atwater faces off against C.P. Ellis, Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan, in 1971 Durham, North Carolina over the issue of school integration.1971
- DirectorBoaz YakinStarsDenzel WashingtonWill PattonWood HarrisIn 1971 Virginia high school football was everything to the people of Alexandria. But when the school board was forced to integrate an all-black school with an all-white one, the very foundation of football's tradition was put to the test.1971
- DirectorAlan ElliottSydney PollackStarsAretha FranklinJames ClevelandAlexander HamiltonA documentary presenting Aretha Franklin with choir at the New Bethel Baptist Church in Watts, Los Angeles in January 1972.1972
- DirectorKasper CollinStarsLee MorganHelen MorganWayne ShorterAn exploration of the relationship between jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan and his common-law wife Helen, who was implicated in his murder in 1972.Edward Lee Morgan
Born: July 10, 1938
Died: February 19, 1972 - DirectorAndrew ErwinJon ErwinStarsCaleb CastilleSean AstinJon VoightA gifted high-school football player must learn to embrace his talent and his faith as he battles racial tensions on and off the field.1973
- DirectorBarry JenkinsStarsKiKi LayneStephan JamesRegina KingA young woman embraces her pregnancy while she and her family set out to prove her childhood friend and lover innocent of a crime he didn't commit.1974
Based on James Baldwin's 1974 novel of the same name.
James Arthur Baldwin
Born: August 2, 1924
Died: December 1, 1987 - DirectorKief DavidsonStarsBob MarleyArnold BertramCindy BreakspeareThe violent political suppression of the roots reggae movement in Jamaica told through an investigation into Jamaican politics and the CIA's involvement in the mysterious shooting of Bob Marley.1976
Robert Nesta Marley, a.k.a. Bob Marley
Born: February 6th 1945
Died: May 11th 1981 - DirectorRita CoburnBob HerculesStarsCicely TysonGuy JohnsonDiahann CarrollThe first feature documentary about the remarkable writer, poet, actress, activist Maya Angelou.(1978 Published: And Still I Rise)
Marguerite Annie Johnson
Born: April 4, 1928
Died: May 28, 2014 - DirectorSpike LeeStarsJohn David WashingtonAdam DriverLaura HarrierRon Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, Colorado, successfully infiltrates the local Ku Klux Klan branch aided by a Jewish surrogate who eventually becomes its leader. Based on actual events.1972: Movie Based
1978-1979: More Accurate - DirectorDenzel WashingtonStarsDenzel WashingtonDerek LukeJoy BryantAntwone Fisher, a young navy man, is forced to see a psychiatrist after a violent outburst against a fellow crewman. During the course of treatment a painful past is revealed and a new hope begins.Antwon Quenton Fisher
Born: August 3, 1959 - DirectorGabriele MuccinoStarsWill SmithThandiwe NewtonJaden SmithA struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career1981
Christopher Paul Gardner
Born: February 9th, 1954 - DirectorRaoul PeckStarsSamuel L. JacksonJames BaldwinMartin Luther KingWriter James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.1985
Based on James Baldwin's unfinished manuscript Remember This House
James Arthur Baldwin
Born: August 2, 1924
Died: December 1, 1987 - DirectorDestin Daniel CrettonStarsMichael B. JordanJamie FoxxBrie LarsonWorld-renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson works to free a wrongly condemned death row prisoner.1986, 1989
- DirectorF. Gary GrayStarsO'Shea Jackson Jr.Corey HawkinsJason MitchellThe rap group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.1987-1995
- DirectorKen BurnsSarah BurnsDavid McMahonStarsAntron McCrayKevin RichardsonKharey WiseA documentary that examines the 1989 case of five black and Latino teenagers who were convicted of raping a white woman in Central Park. After having spent between 6 and 13 years each in prison, a serial rapist confessed to the crime.April 19th, 1989
- CreatorAva DuVernayStarsAsante BlackkCaleel HarrisEthan HerisseFive teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park. Based on the true story.April 19th, 1989
- DirectorSpike LeeStarsDanny AielloOssie DavisRuby DeeOn the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.FICTION, 1989
- DirectorJohn SingletonStarsCuba Gooding Jr.Laurence FishburneHudhail Al-AmirFollows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence, and future prospects.FICTION, 1984, 1991
- DirectorAngus GibsonJo MenellStarsWinnie MandelaNelson MandelaPatrick ShaiFollows Nelson Mandela, from his early protests against racial discrimination, to his election as South Africa's first Democratically elected leader.1940's-1990's
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela:
Born: July 18th 1918
Died: December 5th 2013