Martin Luther King Jr. Movies

An account of the life of the brilliant jazz musician John Coltrane (1926-67), a gifted saxophonist, an extraordinarily talented thinker whose...

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

Documentary film on events that happened on August 28th in African-American history, shown at the Smithsonian African-American History Museum.

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

Follow Willie Mays’ life both on and off the field over five decades as he navigated the American sports landscape and the country’s...

A new investigative documentary exploring the controversies surrounding the assassination of Bobby Kennedy on June 5, 1968 as he looked set to...

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...

A documentary of the 1964 International Chemical Workers Union against Scripto.

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

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

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

King: Man of Peace in a Time of War documents the work Martin Luther King did in attempting to bring peace to people during the turmoil of the...

A democracy should protect its most vulnerable citizens, but increasingly the United States is failing to do so. This investigation blends the...

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

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...

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...

Fists of Freedom examines one of the 20th century’s most memorable moments — the dramatic “Black Power” demonstration of...

Actor Don Cheadle narrates the story of America's first shock-jock, Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene.

Filmmaker Rory Kennedy interviews her mother, Ethel Kennedy, who discusses family, marriage and politics.

Documentary commemorating the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's March on Washington, a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement in the...