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51. Through the Flak: War Stories of the Tuskegee Airmen (2019)
51 min | Documentary
Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson, 96, and Lt. Col. Harry T. Stewart, 93, two of the last living Tuskegee Airmen, recount their pulse-pounding and often heartbreaking experiences as the first ... See full summary »
Director: Jesse Nesser | Stars: Alexander Jefferson, Harry T. Stewart
52. Bill Powell: More Than A Game (2014 Video)
Not Rated | 8 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
A short film that tells the story of Bill Powell and his triumph in building Ohio's Clearview Golf Club, the first and only public golf course in America designed, built, owned and operated by an African-American.
Director: Dan Levinson | Stars: Jim Awtrey, Jeff Brown, Mary Lou Crocker, Marvin P. Dawkins
53. Third and Long: The History of African Americans in Pro Football 1946-1989 (2011)
60 min | Documentary
"Third and Long" explores and celebrates the history, racial struggles, sacrifices and triumphs of African Americans in professional football from 1946 through 1989 when Art Shell was named... See full summary »
Director: Theresa Moore | Stars: Jim Brown, Chuck D, Tony Dungy, Harry Edwards
Votes: 9
54. Dramatic Moments in Black Sports History (1995 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, Sport
Highlighting the achievements of seven athletes who helped changed the perspective of what was possible for African Americans both in the United States and around the world. The athletes ... See full summary »
Director: Darryl Pitts | Stars: Hank Aaron, William Cayton, Ossie Davis, Vince Evans
55. Claim the Sky: We Shall Overcome
Documentary | Post-production
Director: Isaias Gamboa | Stars: Lenny Kravitz, Oprah Winfrey, Lee Daniels, Pat Boone
56. Say It Loud (2008 TV Special)
TV-PG | 120 min | Documentary, Sport
Using stories from the past and present, "Say it Loud" discusses many of the major issues facing the modern day black athlete, and raises the ultimate question, how far have we come and how... See full summary »
Director: Johnson McKelvy | Stars: Oil Can Boyd, Jim Brown, Pete Brown, Sylvester Croom
57. Forgotten Battle of Fort Pillow and the Birth of the Ku Klux Klan (2000 Video)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary, History, War
In 1864 Conferderate General Nathan Bedford Forrest gave orders to his all white army battalion to pursue and kill retreating African American troops from the Union north at Fort Pillow, ... See full summary »
Directors: Stan Armstrong, John Barrett
59. Sound Spring Seq. #6: The School and the Home (2020)
Short
An Ohio villager tells the story of her mother's friendship with Coretta Scott King and meeting Martin Luther King Jr. as a child. Child actors lip-sync her dialogue, as they pass down her ... See full summary »
Director: Catalina Jordan Alvarez | Stars: Jalyn Roe, Sumayah Chappelle, Rukiya Robertson
60. Columbus Neighborhoods: King-Lincoln (2011 TV Movie)
57 min | Documentary
A history and profile of the King-Lincoln neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio, situated around Mount Vernon Avenue and Long Street on the east side of town.
Star: Angela Pace
61. Station Hope: A Conversation (2019)
26 min | Short
"Station Hope: A Conversation" captures the artistic process of artists discussing the politics, frustrations, celebrations and hope as they devise a theatrical event at the site of an authenticated stop on the Underground Railroad.
Director: Simone Barros | Stars: AdeOlomo, Wesley Allen, Ashley Aquilla, Kelly Aughenbaugh
62. Faithfully Divided (2009)
68 min | Documentary
In searching for her family legacy, Paula, a middle-aged woman southerner, learns about a graveyard promise made to a white church by her ancestors at the end of slavery in exchange for ... See full summary »
Stars: Cecil Alexander, Keith Battle, Byron Broussard, Edwin Cliburn
63. We Are Free Because of Harriet Tubman (2019)
5 min | Short
Director: Nadine M. Patterson | Star: Sonia Sanchez
64. Invisible Las Vegas II (2013)
52 min | Documentary, History
What are the challenges and issues facing West Las Vegas today? How, in general, does this relate to the larger African-American community in the city, now dispersed throughout, and the ... See full summary »
Director: Stan Armstrong
65. Why Should You Read Toni Morrison's 'Beloved'? (2021)
5 min | Animation, Short
Director: Héloïse Dorsan Rachet | Star: Christina Greer
66. America's Untold Journey (2016 TV Movie)
48 min | Documentary
The 500 years of African American History in the Americas involves much more than a history of chattel slavery.
Director: J. Michael Carr | Stars: Jason Alan Carvell, Krystal Arguello, Joe Boles, Mandrin Borrero
67. Calamity: People and Traditions (1998 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
In part 2 of "Calamity" educational FMV game trilogy, Mona and Moki are still stuck in Calamity Jane's barn. Continue fixing Jules Verne's time machine by solving language puzzles based on articles about American explorers and artists.
Directors: Al Lowenheim, Gary Bulkin | Stars: Jeana LaVardera, Agatha Drake, Ross Thierry, Mark Ewert
68. The Africas VS. America (2023 Podcast Series)
Documentary, History
Host Matthew Amha investigates the events that culminated in the move bombing, and the long afterlife of a forgotten American tragedy.
Star: Matthew Amha
69. Intertwined: The Enslaved Community at George Washington's Mount Vernon (2021 Podcast Series)
Talk-Show
Tells the story of the more than 577 people enslaved by George and Martha Washington at Mount Vernon.
Star: Brenda Parker
70.
Of Black America (1968)
Episode:
Black History: Lost, Stolen or Strayed
(1968)
51 min | Documentary
Bill Cosby examines the problematic way blacks are represented in American history and films and the effects it has on black children's self-perception..
Stars: Bill Cosby, John Churchville, Charles J. Correll, Freeman F. Gosden
Votes: 90
71.
Inside TV Land (2000–2005)
Episode:
Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television - Variety
(2002)
TV-PG | 144 min
A three-part documentary that covers the trials and tribulations of African Americans in the history of television.
Stars: Debbie Allen, Maya Angelou, Neema Barnette, Fred Berry
Votes: 126
72.
Trail of History (2016– )
Episode:
Historic West End
(2019)
26 min | History
On this Trail of History we explore the neighborhoods and the educational institution that make Charlotte's West End historically and culturally vital to our city's story.
Stars: Danielle Kosir, John Howard, Tom Hanchett
73.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Lee and Liza's Family Tree
(2023)
TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary
Many descendants of enslaved people have little record of their family's ancestry. Follow one family's quest to discover their lost history, and see how science and genealogy can help rebuild a family tree broken by slavery.
Director: Byron Hurt | Stars: Maya Alexander, Jendra Bonner, Andra Mae Grimes Harrell, Anitra Hurt
Votes: 26