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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 collection includes the following titles:

Praise House - imagePraise House

PRAISE HOUSE blends theater, dance, and music to explore the creativity, emotional struggles, and resilience of three generations of African American women, celebrating their enduring legacies and beliefs.

Women Make Movies | 1991 | 25 minutes | 10-12, College, Adults
Cycles - imageCycles

An experimental drama blending animation and live action to explore Caribbean folklore and African American women's experiences.

Women Make Movies | 1989 | 17 minutes | 10-12, College, Adults
A Powerful Thang - imageA Powerful Thang

Blending animation and Afro-Haitian dance, A POWERFUL THANG follows an African American couple in Ohio as they navigate intimacy, friendship, and the complexities of their relationship.

Women Make Movies | 1991 | 57 minutes | 10-12, College, Adults
Mother of the River - imageMother of the River

MOTHER OF THE RIVER is a poignant 1850s-set story about a young slave girl's friendship with a magical woman, teaching her lessons of independence, honor, and respect from a unique female perspective on slavery.

Women Make Movies | 1995 | 28 minutes | 10-12, College, Adults
Dear Jackie - imageDear Jackie

Dear Jackie is a cinematic letter to Jackie Robinson, the first African American player in Major League Baseball and a civil rights activist.

Cinema Politica | 2021 | 90 minutes | 10-12, College, Adults
The Soul of the Bossales - imageThe Soul of the Bossales

The “Bossales” were the African slaves who won the Haitian war of independence; this term now qualifies as a rebellious person.

EPF Media | 2024 | 81 minutes | 10-12, College, Adults
'63 Boycott - image'63 Boycott

Connects the massive 1963 Chicago Public Schools boycott to contemporary issues around race, education, school closings, and youth activism.

Bullfrog Films | 2017 | 30 minutes
A Crime on the Bayou - imageA Crime on the Bayou

Two young men, Gary Duncan, an unjustly arrested Black man and Richard Sobol, his Jewish attorney, take Duncan's case all the way to the Supreme Court to fight for the right of all Americans to a fair trial.

Bullfrog Films | 2021 | 91 minutes | 10 - 12, College, Adults
A Dangerous Idea - imageA Dangerous Idea

Examines the history of the US eugenics movement and its recent resurrection, which uses false scientific claims and holds that an all-powerful 'gene' determines who is worthy and who is not.

Bullfrog Films | 2017 | 106 minutes | 10 - 12, College, Adult
A Fragile Trust - imageA Fragile Trust

Tells the shocking story of New York Times reporter Jayson Blair, the most infamous plagiarist of our time.

Bullfrog Films | 2014 | 75 minutes | 9 - 12, College, Adults

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