African American History Movies
- 2021
Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street
Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street6.32021HD
This documentary celebrates the Black cultural renaissance that existed in the Greenwood district of Tulsa, OK, and investigates the 100-year-old...
- 1996
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
The Journey of the African-American Athlete101996HD
Documentary feature exploring the rise of African-Americans to positions of greatness in American sports. Stories are told of boxers, tennis players,...
- 1996
A Son of Africa: The Autobiography of a Slave
A Son of Africa: The Autobiography of a Slave01996HD
A documentary following the life of Olaudah Equiano, based on his autobiography "The Interesting Narration of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or...
- 2010
DuSable to Obama: Chicago's Black Metropolis
DuSable to Obama: Chicago's Black Metropolis02010HD
The history of Chicago's African-American community told like never before -- through the voices of its leading citizens, scholars, artists,...
- 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...
- 2020
The Ball Method
The Ball Method02020HD
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...
- 2018
Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America
Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America02018HD
The Movie "Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America" uncovers the true identity of the Children of Israel by proving the true ethnicity of Abraham,...
- 2020
River of Hope
River of Hope02020HD
"River of Hope" tells the story of how a former slave Mary Barnes Cabell and her children helped found the first college for African Americans in...
- 2021
Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten
Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten62021HD
Learn about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, on the one hundredth anniversary of the crime, and how the community of Tulsa is coming to terms with its...
- 2018
Guion
Guion02018HD
a short, narrative biopic that tells the story of Guion Bluford, as he grapples with the reality that he is to become the first African American man...
- 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.'
- 2018
Target: St. Louis Vol. 1
Target: St. Louis Vol. 102018HD
TARGET ST. LOUIS Vol. 1© tells the story of how the United State Military conducted secret chemical testing on citizens of St. Louis's...
- 1998
The Language You Cry In
The Language You Cry In61998HD
THE LANGUAGE YOU CRY IN tells an amazing scholarly detective story that searches for -and finds- meaningful links between African Americans and their...
- 2014
Can You Hear God Crying?
Can You Hear God Crying?02014HD
World première recording of Hannibal Lokumbe's 'spritatorio' Can You Hear God Crying, which combines jazz, gospel and chamber music with West...
- 1998
Stepping
Stepping01998HD
Stepping is a dance form that can be found across the country at virtually every college with a substantial African American enrollment. Stepping is...
- 2020
Unmarked
Unmarked02020HD
African-American gravesites and burial grounds for enslaved persons have been lost or are disappearing throughout the South, through neglect and...
- 2016
Shadows Fall North
Shadows Fall North02016HD
How does a state with the motto “Live Free or Die” and a celebrated legacy of abolitionism confront and understand its participation in...
- 2013
A Community Called Orange Mound
A Community Called Orange Mound02013HD
Orange Mound is a southeast Memphis neighborhood with a surprising legacy. With roots going back to the time of plantations and slavery, Orange Mound...
- 2015
7 A.M. A Documentary
7 A.M. A Documentary02015HD
Black people face a lot of problems, but the root cause of those issues is our lack of businesses. 7 A.M. is the first documentary ever that talks...
- 2018
Race War
Race War02018HD
The explosive documentary from Black Channel Films daring to ask the question "Is it still just racism or is it a race war?" NOW IS THE TIME TO ASK...