Watch: Learning More about Race in America
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Recent protests have reignited larger discussions of race, African American history, and the Civil Rights Movement. To learn more, Films on Demand has some great documentary resources that are free for Â鶹ӰÊÓ faculty, staff, and students.
[note that end date] is a 14-part series produced by Blackside and available through . Narrated by Julian Bond, Eyes on the Prize has won numerous Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award, an International Documentary Award, and a Television Critics Association Award. The series shows the Civil Rights Movement through the eyes of its participants, not just the big names we all recognize. Facing History has a available.
The legacy of the Civil War and Reconstruction has impacted current events. , narrated by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and produced by PBS and on , charts the path of African Americans after slavery, the white backlash that followed, and the reversal of many economic and political gains.
In ,a documentary by NBO and also available through , Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of the grassroots movement discusses the motivation behind the #BlackLivesMatter movement and proposes paths forward.
Some other topics to explore and learn:
- : This short documentary highlights African American women and their connection to social conscience through literature and writing. Includes bell hooks and Alice Walker.
- : By PBS and narrated by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., this documentary starts with the Selma marches and Watts riots, to white backlash and hip-hop and hope, to the divisive 1980s and 1990s, and ends with enduring modern obstacles.
- : A Frontline documentary that follows the Newark New Jersey Police Department after it is ordered to reform by the Department of Justice.
To access these documentaries, use the link provided in the description or go through  (F for Films on Demand) and log in off-campus by using your Â鶹ӰÊÓ username and password--the same one you would use for Sakai or Self-Service.
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