Martin Luther King Jr. Movies

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...

The Year That Trembled is a coming-of-age story set in 1970 in the shadow of Kent State that focuses on a group of young people facing the Vietnam...

This feature documentary deeply explores Dr. King, his experience, his legacy and the Movement at large through key events – The Montgomery Bus...

Jeffery Robinson's talk on the history of U.S. anti-Black racism, with archival footage and interviews.

John F Kennedy was one of America's greatest presidents. He was the voice of the people who was a natural public speaker and a cool calm figure in...

Documentary film focuses on the Civil Rights leader's many groundbreaking accomplishments. Footage covers Dr. King's war on poverty and his staunch...

Abraham Lincoln is dead. As the United States tries to rebuild after the Civil War, the country faces the immense problem of taking care of four...

The story of how the radical Huey P. Newton developed the Black Panther Party based on his 10-point program for social reform.

CBS News looks at Malcolm X, focusing on his public life from 1959 to his assassination in 1965, suggesting that his death was a great loss to the...

Documentary film about the anti-war movement in the Madison, Wisconsin area during the time of the Vietnam War. It combines archival footage and...

How can something in the public domain not be publicly available? A critical investigation of public domain—a legal term that has nothing to do...

Speech-making is the art of persuasion. Well-honed rhetoric appeals not just to the mind, but to the heart and, deeper down, in the guts. Examining...

"Rigged" shows viewers just what Republicans did – and continue to do – from creating new barriers to voter registration, to purging...

An in-depth and provocative look at the 1992 Los Angeles riots exploring the roots of civil unrest in California and the relationship between African...

Oscar nominated documentary short.

"This film explores how freedom of speech — including dissent — is afforded to all Americans, and shows freedom of expression in art,...

For one week in February 1968, Johnny Carson gave up his chair to Harry Belafonte, the first time an African-American had hosted a late night TV show...

Bringing together historic footage of the August 1963 March on Washington and the 1960's in the modern State of Israel, "We Have a Dream" explores...

A look at the role of the Buckeye State in the 2004 Presidential Election.

DEATH SCENES II continues the exploration into the dark recesses of violence and rage that ended in such heinous crimes as the Manson Family's...