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Eyes on the Prize
1. Eyes on the Prize (1987 TV Series) 9/10
A documentary about the American Civil Rights Movement from 1952 to 1965. (360 mins.)
Director: Henry Hampton
Stars: Julian Bond, Unita Blackwell, James Hicks, Burke Marshall
A documentary about the American Civil Rights Movement from 1952 to 1965. (360 mins.)
Director: Henry Hampton
Stars: Julian Bond, Unita Blackwell, James Hicks, Burke Marshall
Freedom Summer
2. Freedom Summer) (American Experience - PBS)
A documentary about Mississippi Freedom Summer, a plan hatched by Bob Moses, a local secretary for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
Written, Produced and Directed by Stanley Nelson
A documentary about Mississippi Freedom Summer, a plan hatched by Bob Moses, a local secretary for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
Written, Produced and Directed by Stanley Nelson
Neshoba
3. Neshoba (2008 Documentary)
Director: Micki Dickoff, Tony Pagano
NESHOBA tells the story of a Mississippi town still divided about the meaning of justice, 40 years after the murders of civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner. Although Klansmen bragged openly about what they did in 1964, no one was held accountable until 2005, when the State indicted preacher Edgar Ray Killen, an 80-year-old notorious racist and alleged mastermind of the killings. Through intimate interviews with the families of the victims, candid interviews with black and white Neshoba County Citizens, and exclusive, first time interviews with Killen, the film explores whether healing and reconciliation are possible without telling the unvarnished truth. ”
Director: Micki Dickoff, Tony Pagano
NESHOBA tells the story of a Mississippi town still divided about the meaning of justice, 40 years after the murders of civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner. Although Klansmen bragged openly about what they did in 1964, no one was held accountable until 2005, when the State indicted preacher Edgar Ray Killen, an 80-year-old notorious racist and alleged mastermind of the killings. Through intimate interviews with the families of the victims, candid interviews with black and white Neshoba County Citizens, and exclusive, first time interviews with Killen, the film explores whether healing and reconciliation are possible without telling the unvarnished truth. ”
The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till
4. The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till (2005 Documentary)
Never-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. (70 mins.)
Director: Keith A. Beauchamp
Stars: Mamie Till, Wheeler Parker, Simeon Wright, Ruthie Mae Crawford
Never-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. (70 mins.)
Director: Keith A. Beauchamp
Stars: Mamie Till, Wheeler Parker, Simeon Wright, Ruthie Mae Crawford
Freedom Riders
5. Freedom Riders (2010 Documentary) 8.1/10
The story of the Civil Rights Movement interstate busing protest campaign. (117 mins.)
Director: Stanley Nelson
Stars: Raymond Arsenault, Genevieve Houghton, Gordon Carey, Derek Catsam
The story of the Civil Rights Movement interstate busing protest campaign. (117 mins.)
Director: Stanley Nelson
Stars: Raymond Arsenault, Genevieve Houghton, Gordon Carey, Derek Catsam
The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement
6. The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement (2011 Documentary) 5.4/10
Director: Gail Dolgin, Robin Fryday
Stars: James Armstrong
The film features 85-year-old Mr. Armstrong, an African American barber in Birmingham, Alabama, as he experiences the manifestation of an unimaginable dream: the election of the first African American president. This colorful and courageous activist of the Civil Rights era casts his vote, celebrates Obama's victory and proudly unfurls the American flag as he is inducted into the Foot Soldiers Hall of Fame. Mr. Armstrong links the magnitude of the present paradigm shift with challenges he faced in the past: from his sons' integration into an all white school to the Bloody Sunday march for voting rights. The documentary raises questions about democracy and patriotism in the face of adversity, and the vigilance and action required to ensure continued forward movement to end racial injustice. ”
Director: Gail Dolgin, Robin Fryday
Stars: James Armstrong
The film features 85-year-old Mr. Armstrong, an African American barber in Birmingham, Alabama, as he experiences the manifestation of an unimaginable dream: the election of the first African American president. This colorful and courageous activist of the Civil Rights era casts his vote, celebrates Obama's victory and proudly unfurls the American flag as he is inducted into the Foot Soldiers Hall of Fame. Mr. Armstrong links the magnitude of the present paradigm shift with challenges he faced in the past: from his sons' integration into an all white school to the Bloody Sunday march for voting rights. The documentary raises questions about democracy and patriotism in the face of adversity, and the vigilance and action required to ensure continued forward movement to end racial injustice. ”
The Good Fight: James Farmer Remembers the Civil Rights Movement
7. The Good Fight: James Farmer Remembers the Civil Rights Movement (2009 Documentary) 0.0/10
Director: Jessica Schoenbaechler
When he rolled into the Jim Crow South on a Greyhound bus - a black man sitting in the whites-only front seat - James Farmer was scared. "Courage is not being unafraid, but doing what needs to be done in spite of fear," said the founder of the Freedom Rides and pioneer of the earliest sit-ins. A relentless leader, a dynamic speaker, and a forceful organizer, Farmer was one of the first civil rights activists to use nonviolent direct action to fight for dignity and justice. Yet at what cost? His own family suffered from his frequent absences, prison stays, and threats made on his life. And, he was continually disappointed in his lack of recognition, especially after witnessing the momentous legacy of Martin Luther King, a man ten years his junior. The Good Fight chronicles Farmer's life, in his own words, from his earliest days as a "Great Debater" at Wiley College to his legacy teaching a new generation of students about the movement that shaped a country
Director: Jessica Schoenbaechler
When he rolled into the Jim Crow South on a Greyhound bus - a black man sitting in the whites-only front seat - James Farmer was scared. "Courage is not being unafraid, but doing what needs to be done in spite of fear," said the founder of the Freedom Rides and pioneer of the earliest sit-ins. A relentless leader, a dynamic speaker, and a forceful organizer, Farmer was one of the first civil rights activists to use nonviolent direct action to fight for dignity and justice. Yet at what cost? His own family suffered from his frequent absences, prison stays, and threats made on his life. And, he was continually disappointed in his lack of recognition, especially after witnessing the momentous legacy of Martin Luther King, a man ten years his junior. The Good Fight chronicles Farmer's life, in his own words, from his earliest days as a "Great Debater" at Wiley College to his legacy teaching a new generation of students about the movement that shaped a country
4 Little Girls
8. 4 Little Girls (1997 Documentary)
Director: Spike Lee
Stars: Maxine McNair, Walter Cronkite, Chris McNair, Fred Lee Shuttlesworth
A documentary of the notorious racial terrorist bombing of an African American church during the Civil Rights Movement in which Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley were killed. (102 mins.)
Director: Spike Lee
Stars: Maxine McNair, Walter Cronkite, Chris McNair, Fred Lee Shuttlesworth
A documentary of the notorious racial terrorist bombing of an African American church during the Civil Rights Movement in which Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley were killed. (102 mins.)
Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story
9. Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story (2012 Documentary)
Director: Raymond De Felitta
Stars: Hodding Carter III, Frank De Felitta, Yvette Johnson, Leroy Jones
While filming a documentary in Mississippi in 1965, Frank De Felitta forever changed the life of an African-American waiter and his family. In 2011, Frank's son returns to the Delta to examine the repercussions of that fateful encounter. (90 mins.)
Director: Raymond De Felitta
Stars: Hodding Carter III, Frank De Felitta, Yvette Johnson, Leroy Jones
While filming a documentary in Mississippi in 1965, Frank De Felitta forever changed the life of an African-American waiter and his family. In 2011, Frank's son returns to the Delta to examine the repercussions of that fateful encounter. (90 mins.)
Home of the Brave
10. Home of the Brave (2004 Documentary)
Director: Paola di Florio
Stars: Julie Stevens, Stockard Channing, Molly Howe
Documentary on the civil rights activist, Viola Liuzzo, who was murdered in 1965 as she campaigned for black suffrage in Selma, Alabama, and its effect on her family. (75 mins.)
Director: Paola di Florio
Stars: Julie Stevens, Stockard Channing, Molly Howe
Documentary on the civil rights activist, Viola Liuzzo, who was murdered in 1965 as she campaigned for black suffrage in Selma, Alabama, and its effect on her family. (75 mins.)
