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The Docuseek African-American Studies Collection

The African-American Studies Collection is an interdisciplinary collection of over 80 films focused on the social, political, and cultural history and present experience of African Americans.

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The Docuseek African-American Studies Collection includes the following titles:

John Lewis: Get In The Way - imageJohn Lewis: Get In The Way

The first major documentary biography of civil rights hero, congressional leader and champion for human rights, whose unwavering fight for justice spanned over fifty years.

Bullfrog Films | 2020 | 54 minutes | 7 - 12, Colleges, Adults
Killing Time/Fannie's Film - imageKilling Time/Fannie's Film

Part of the mediamaking movement that first gave centrality to the voices and experiences of African American women during the late Seventies and early Eighties, these two re-releases – KILLING TIME and FANNIE’S FILM – are no less groundbreaking today.

Women Make Movies | 1979 | 24 minutes
King of the Hill - imageKing of the Hill

Follows one of the greatest Canadian baseball players of all time, Ferguson Jenkins, through the 1972-1973 major league season.

National Film Board of Canada | 1974 | 56 minutes
Let the Church Say Amen! - imageLet the Church Say Amen!

Noted filmmaker St. Clair Bourne follows an African-American minister in training as he travels through the South.

Icarus Films | 1973 | 67 minutes | 9-12, College, Adult
God Among the Children - imageGod Among the Children
Community organization works with at-risk youth in Boston.
Bullfrog Films | 2000 | 24 minutes | 7-12, College, Adult
The Philadelphia Story - imageThe Philadelphia Story
Globalized economy affects American jobs.
Bullfrog Films | 2000 | 24 minutes | 7-12, College, Adult
Lip - imageLip

Effectively highlights with familiarity and humor the disturbing realization of how Black characters and white characters still interact on screen, under Hollywood’s eternally backwards eye.

Women Make Movies | 1999 | 10 minutes | College, Adults
Living Thinkers - imageLiving Thinkers

Examines the intersection of race, class and gender for Black women professors and administrators working in U.S. colleges and universities today.

Women Make Movies | 2013 | 75 minutes | College, Adults
Long Story Short - imageLong Story Short

Over 100 people at homeless shelters, food banks, adult literacy programs, and job training centers discuss their experiences of poverty.

Icarus Films | 2016 | 45 minutes
Love and Solidarity - imageLove and Solidarity

An exploration of nonviolence and organizing through the life and teachings of Rev. James Lawson.

Bullfrog Films | 2016 | 38 minutes | 9 - 12, College, Adults

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