African American History Movies
- 2016
Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures8.12016HD
The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as...
- 2013
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave7.92013HD
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as...
- 2012
Red Tails
Red Tails6.62012HD
The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II.
- 1995
The Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskegee Airmen7.0521995HD
During the Second World War, a special project is begun by the US Army Air Corps to integrate African American pilots into the Fighter Pilot Program....
- 2020
The Banker
The Banker7.6432020HD
In the 1960s, two entrepreneurs hatch an ingenious business plan to fight for housing integration—and equal access to the American Dream.
- 2014
Selma
Selma7.3982014HD
"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous...
- 1992
Malcolm X
Malcolm X7.51992HD
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he...
- 1990
The Long Walk Home
The Long Walk Home7.51990HD
Two 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...
- 1989
Glory
Glory7.4671989HD
Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.
- 2021
Judas and the Black Messiah
Judas and the Black Messiah7.32021HD
Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton...
- 2013
The Butler
The Butler7.3422013HD
A look at the life of Cecil Gaines, who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat...
- 2016
13th
13th7.92016HD
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
- 2022
The Musicians' Green Book: An Enduring Legacy
The Musicians' Green Book: An Enduring Legacy02022HD
Stories and music of Black artists who relied on an underground travel guide to navigate the injustices of racial segregation while on the road. The...
- 2021
Respect
Respect6.7912021HD
The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.
- 2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)7.6712021HD
During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and...
- 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.
- 1968
Uptight
Uptight6.51968HD
Black militants building up an arsenal of weapons in preparation for a race war are betrayed by one of their own.
- 2002
Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks
Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks8.3752002HD
Oscar nominated documentary short from 2002
- 2022
Brother, Where Are You?
Brother, Where Are You?102022HD
Two brothers, separated by time and prison bars, reestablish contact. Inspired by James Baldwin's short story, 'Sonny's Blues.'
- 2022
Stonebreakers
Stonebreakers72022HD
In a year of uprisings and political unrest, Stonebreakers documents the fights around monuments in the United States and explores the shifting...