Black History Movies
- 2004
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson7.12004HD
The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.
- 2022
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.
- 2023
Stamped from the Beginning
Stamped from the Beginning6.4642023HD
Using innovative animation and expert insights, this documentary based on Ibram X. Kendi's bestseller explores the history of racist ideas in America.
- 2016
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice72016HD
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...
- 1966
The Strolling '20s
The Strolling '20s01966HD
Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier travel down memory lane to see what life was like back in the 1920s. Harry Belafonte introduces this musical,...
- 2024
In Search of Bass Reeves
In Search of Bass Reeves62024HD
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...
- 1970
The Marcus Garvey Story
The Marcus Garvey Story01970HD
Explore the tumultuous life of Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr., a Jamaican political activist and advocate for Black Nationalism. From founding UNIA-ACL and...
- 1977
Greased Lightning
Greased Lightning6.3191977HD
The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper-tier NASCAR race.
- 2021
Injustice System
Injustice System02021HD
A Mother struggles to deal with the unknown condition of her incarcerated son during the worst pandemic in over 100 years.
- 2022
Los Negros
Los Negros7.32022HD
Seville, Spain, 14th century. A group of black slaves brought from Africa form the Hermandad de los Negros, a Holy Week brotherhood that has survived...
- 1996
John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk
John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk11996HD
John Henrik Clarke talks about Black history.
- 2014
Circle Unbroken: A Gullah Journey from Africa to America
Circle Unbroken: A Gullah Journey from Africa to America02014HD
75% of all enslaved Africans coming to America came in through Beaufort and the sea islands of South Carolina. This beautiful and picturesque tourist...
- 2003
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives5.92003HD
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...
- 2017
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People02017HD
Documentary film on events that happened on August 28th in African-American history, shown at the Smithsonian African-American History Museum.
- 2018
Congo Cabaret
Congo Cabaret02018HD
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...
- 2020
The 24th
The 24th5.3132020HD
The incredibly powerful and timely true story of the all-black Twenty-Fourth United States Infantry Regiment, and the Houston Riot of 1917. The...
- 2022
For Love & Country
For Love & Country22022HD
Country music has always been Black music. For Love & Country examines the genre's past through the lens of a new generation of Black artists...
- 2017
Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities
Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities8.12017HD
A haven for Black intellectuals, artists and revolutionaries—and path of promise toward the American dream—Black colleges and...
- 2019
Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare
Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare6.32019HD
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...
- 1942
Henry Browne, Farmer
Henry Browne, Farmer4.81942HD
Henry Browne, an African American farmer, and his family are profiled in this film. The important job of a farmer during times of war is highlighted,...