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Black History Bulletin Vol. 76, No. 2, Theme: "CIVIL RIGHTS IN AMERICA" (SUMMER / FALL 2013), pp. 19-25 (7 pages)

Motion picture available as a streaming video (136 minutes). "In a searing parody of American television, Bamboozled takes a humorous look at how race, ratings and the pursuit of power lead to a network executive's stunning rise and tragic downfall."

"The final film by filmmaker Marlon Riggs, Black Is...Black Ain't, jumps into the middle of explosive debates over Black identity." Streaming video with a duration of 1:27:25 available through Alexander Street Press

Directed by Marlon Riggs, this documentary "...traces 40 years of race relations through the lens of prime time entertainment, scrutinizing television's racial myths and stereotypes." Streaming video with a duration of 1:19:56 available through Alexander Street Press.

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"Newly preserved by the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, Madeline Anderson’s INTEGRATION REPORT 1 (1960) brings viewers to the front lines of the fight for civil rights." Streaming video with a duration of 20:00 available through Docuseek2.

A documentary directed by Brett Story that "...is an examination of the prison and its place - social, economic and psychological - in American society." Streaming video with a duration of 01:26:00 available through Kanopy.

Motion picture directed by Melina Matsoukas. "While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man and a black woman are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escalates, with sudden and tragic results, when the man kills the police officer in self-defense. Terrified and in fear for their lives, the man, a retail employee, and the woman, a criminal defense lawyer, are forced to go on the run. But the incident is captured on video and goes viral, and the couple unwittingly becomes a symbol of trauma." Streaming video with a duration of 132 minutes available through Swank.

Stokley Carmichael (Kwame Ture) speech on civil rights. Streaming video with a duration of 27:00. Part of Black Studies in Video channel available through Alexander Street Press.

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Motion picture directed by Cheryl Dunye, following a "...twenty-something black lesbian working as a clerk in a video store while struggling to make a documentary about Fae Richards, an obscure black actress from the 1930's." Streaming video with a duration of 01:24:00 available through Alexander Street Press.