Martin Luther King Jr. Movies

Through clippings, the film draws a narrative line between the construction of racism in Brazil and the United States, having as base the European...

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...

No person has transformed a race’s social standing as Martin Luther King Jr. He transcended racial barriers, But the quest for equality came...

The struggle for civil rights has been one of the most important issues of American life for the last fifty years. In August of 1963, groups from all...

In the second film, the author tells about the struggle of blacks for the right to feel equal with all US citizens. Commentary of the mayor of Cairo,...

A documentary profile of 3-time Pulitzer winning author Robert Penn Warren, featuring Harold Bloom, David Blight, Natasha Trethewey, David Milch,...

Oscar nominated documentary short from 2002

Report on the nature of "Black Power," and how it can be effectively used. Interviews with Martin Luther King, SNCC head Stokely Carmichael, Floyd...

Walter Williams critiques the war on poverty, schooling, and more in this public television documentary based on Walter Williams' book 'The State...

An original documentary that deciphers in depth, like no other before, the ten most singular years of the life of Sammy Davis, Jr. the legendary...

Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic speech captured by Third World Newreel

This entry in the "Reel Moments" video series contains newsreel and archive footage of famous 20th century disasters, including: the collapse of the...

A black Lamborghini spins in circles, cheered on by men in white T-shirts and medallion necklaces. Larry W. Cook has reused a clip from the 2000...

Through archival footage, the documentary provides an overview of Dr. Martin Luther King's contributions to the civil rights movement.