Martin Luther King Jr. Movies

A presentation of key events in the life of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. Beginning with the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama,...

This feature documentary deeply explores Dr. King, his experience, his legacy and the Movement at large through key events – The Montgomery Bus...

Anchored by intimate, one-on-one interviews with the man himself, Nicholas Wrathall’s new documentary is a fascinating and wholly entertaining...

In the second film, the author tells about the struggle of blacks for the right to feel equal with all US citizens. Commentary of the mayor of Cairo,...

An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society.

Raw and unflinching examination of the courageous life of basketball star and social justice activist Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf. Born Chris Jackson, he...

Writer, journalist, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and presidential biographer John Meacham offers his timely and invaluable insights into the...

The story of how the radical Huey P. Newton developed the Black Panther Party based on his 10-point program for social reform.

John F Kennedy was one of America's greatest presidents. He was the voice of the people who was a natural public speaker and a cool calm figure in...

In the summer of 1964, more than 700 students descended on violent, segregated Mississippi. Defying authorities, they registered voters, created...

Speech-making is the art of persuasion. Well-honed rhetoric appeals not just to the mind, but to the heart and, deeper down, in the guts. Examining...

DEATH SCENES II continues the exploration into the dark recesses of violence and rage that ended in such heinous crimes as the Manson Family's...

Using government documents, archive footage and direct interviews with activists and former FBI/CIA officers, All Power to the People documents the...

A look at the role of the Buckeye State in the 2004 Presidential Election.

As with the plot to frame Lee Harvey Oswald, the verdict on Robert Kennedy's murder was decided even before the case went to court. A lone, deranged...

Documentary film on events that happened on August 28th in African-American history, shown at the Smithsonian African-American History Museum.

For six years, a group of kids went into restaurants and asked for service. It never got violent, it never made national news, but these kids...

Documentary film about the anti-war movement in the Madison, Wisconsin area during the time of the Vietnam War. It combines archival footage and...

An in-depth and provocative look at the 1992 Los Angeles riots exploring the roots of civil unrest in California and the relationship between African...