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 African-Americans navigate safe those regions of the United States where segregation and Jim Crow laws were disgracefully applied.
A man that is a stranger, is an incredibly easy man to hate. However, walking in a stranger’s shoes, even for a short while, can transform a perceived adversary into an ally. Power is found in coming to know our neighbor’s hearts. For in the darkness of ignorance, enemies are made and wars are waged, but in the light of understanding, family extends beyond blood lines and legacies of hatred crumble.
סרט דוקו המספר את שארע לריסי טיילור, אמא אפרו-אמריקאית בת 24, שנחטפה ונאנסה על ידי שישה נערים לבנים בשנת 1944 באלבמה. נשים מעטות בדרום, בתקופה של חוקי ג’ים קרואו, העזו לחשוף את האלימות כלפיהן, אבל ריסי טיילור העזה להצביע באומץ על תוקפיה, ולמרות זאת הם לא נענשו. ה-נאס”פ שלח את חוקרת מקרי האונס הראשית שלו, רוזה פארקס, לחקור את המקרה. הסרט חושף את היסטוריית ההתעללות בנשים השחורות וחרפת אנשי החוק דאז.
AN OUTRAGE is a documentary film about lynching in the American South. Filmed on-location at lynching sites in six states and bolstered by the memories and perspectives of descendants, community activists, and scholars, this unusual historical documentary seeks to educate even as it serves as a hub for action to remember and reflect upon a long-hidden past.
Documentary film focuses on the Civil Rights leader's many groundbreaking accomplishments. Footage covers Dr. King's war on poverty and his staunch opposition to the Vietnam War. Also included is his stirring "I Have a Dream" speech.
The Cold War and Civil Rights collide in this remarkable story of music, diplomacy and race. Beginning in 1955, when America asked its greatest jazz artists to travel the world as cultural ambassadors, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington and their mixed-race band members, faced a painful dilemma: how could they represent a country that still practiced Jim Crow segregation?