Civil Rights Movies

New York City's Stonewall Inn is regarded by many as the site of gay and lesbian liberation since it was at this bar that drag queens fought back...

Follows the story of Ernest Green, one of the Little Rock Nine who were the first blacks to integrate into an all white school.

This film shines a light on a sorry and oft-forgotten chapter in US history— the forced sterilization of 7,600 people thought to have...

Short documentary examining a Black community’s decades-long battle to hold onto their land as city officials wielded eminent domain to...

In the wake of police killings, civil rights attorney Lee Merritt stands beside grieving families in an unrelenting fight for justice. As the cases...

On March 11, 1959, Lorraine Hansberry’s 'A Raisin in the Sun' opened on Broadway and changed the face of American theater forever. As the...

In 1936, Victor H. Green (1892-1960) published The Negro Motorist Green Book, a book that was both a travel guide and a survival manual, to help...

A chronicle of the final chapters of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, revealing a conflicted leader who faced an onslaught of criticism from...

Through the figure of Lakota activist and community organizer Madonna Thunder Hawk, this inspiring film traces the untold story of countless Native...

The triumphs and challenges of Negro League baseball in the early 20th century. Through rare footage and interviews with iconic players like Satchel...

This chilling reflection examines the horrific history of lynchings as cultural events and celebrations that included souvenirs and postcards.

Faith, love and civil rights collide on voting day in a small Southern town that hosts a famous performance of the last days of Christ and an...

During a two-day period before and after the University of Alabama integration crisis, the film uses five camera crews to follow President John F....

This documentary film tells the dramatic story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple living in Virginia in the 1950s, and their...

As local newsrooms vanish, "News Without a Newsroom" explores journalism's uncertain future in the digital age. Through powerful stories and expert...

Britney Spears has said that her conservatorship had become “an oppressive and controlling tool against her”. This New York Times...

A historic three-day race riot erupted in two African American neighborhoods in the northern, mid-sized city of Rochester, New York. On the night of...

Interviews and archival footage profile the life of Dennis Banks, American Indian Movement leader who looks back at his early life and the rise of...

An MPB Original Production honoring the life, work, and impact of one of Mississippi’s most courageous voices. This powerful two-hour...

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