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Documents the dramatic life and turbulent times of the pioneering African American journalist, activist, suffragist and anti-lynching crusader of the post-Reconstruction period. Though virtually forgotten today, Ida B. Wells-Barnett was a household name in Black America during much of her lifetime (1863-1931) and was considered the equal of her well-known African American contemporaries such as Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois. Ida B. Wells:...
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The shameful, sadistic murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till, a black boy who whistled at a white woman in a Mississippi grocery store in 1955, was a powerful catalyst for the civil rights movement. Although Till's killers were apprehended, they were quickly acquitted by an all-white, all-male jury and proceeded to sell their story to a journalist, providing grisly details of the murder. Three months after Till's body was recovered, the Montgomery Bus...
5) The chase
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Focuses on a small, corrupt Texas town where a prison break exposes local secrets, lies, and violence.
6) Anastasia
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"The thrilling story of the lost Russian princess Anastasia and her incredible quest to find her true identity. When the shadow of revolution falls across Russia, the royal family's youngest daughter barely escapes with her life. Years later, Anastasia and a band of heroic companions must battle the evil Rasputin, his sidekick Bartok the bat and a host of ghostly minions in a headlong race to reach Paris, reclaim her rightful destiny and solve the...
7) Boiling pot
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Everyone can exhibit racist tendencies. Four students lynch a black student against the backdrop of the presidential election in 2008.
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The good, the bad, and the ugly: A spaghetti western tale of greed, revenge and epic warfare. Three ruthless outlaws avidly search for a treasure chest containing $200,000.
Hang 'em high: Jed Cooper is mistaken for a criminal and is unjustly hung by the ruthless Captain Wilson and his nine-man gang, who leave him for dead. Cooper escapes the lynching and sets out on a deadly rampage of revenge against his persecutors.
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Black American experience volume 1
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Profiles the life and work of African-American journalist, Ida B. Wells (1862-1931), a community organizer, grass roots leader and precursor of the modern civil rights movement who waged a relentless public battle against the injustices of lynching and violence against Blacks.
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Explores why Shedrick Thompson, a black tenant farmer in Northern Virginia, beat a white landowner unconscious and kidnapped his wife. Two months after the event, his decomposed body was found hanging from a tree -- a death that was officially pronounced a suicide, but was more commonly known as the last lynching in Virginia.
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Black American experience volume 1
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Profiles the life and work of African-American journalist, Ida B. Wells (1862-1931), a community organizer, grass roots leader and precursor of the modern civil rights movement who waged a relentless public battle against the injustices of lynching and violence against Blacks.
Profiles the life of Fannie Lou Hamer, her struggles and triumphs. She is remembered for winning the right to vote for Black Americans and exposing America's poverty by giving...
14) Foreclosure
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Bill Landopolous, his son Steven, and father-in-law Ray arrive at the home of their recently deceased relative Cal, who took his own life. At first, moving into a new house is a tonic for Bill's worries; he even manages to tolerate the racist ranting of his nearly senile father-in-law. But the rants, which begin as complaints about Bill's Greek heritage, become a kind of inherited reverie when young Steven, exploring the dank basement, discovers an...
15) Always in season
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Follows Claudia Lacy's search for justice and reconciliation after her seveneteen-year-old son Lennon is found hanging from a swing set in rural North Carolina on August 29, 2014.
16) Strange fruit
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A history of the anti-lynching protest song made famous by Billie Holiday. Includes footage of Billie Holiday performing the song.
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