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A well done, fictionalized account of the Oscar Grant killing at a BART station on New Year's Eve 2008. A well done, fictionalized account of the Oscar Grant killing at a BART station on New Year's Eve 2008. Show less

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The Central Park Five

DVD - 2013

A devastating documentary that examines the 1989 case of five black and Latino teenagers who were convicted of raping a white woman in Central Park. After having spent between 6 and 13 years each in prison, a serial rapist confessed to the crime. A devastating documentary that examines the 1989 case of five black and Latino teenagers who were convicted of raping a white woman in Central Park. After having spent between 6 and 13 years each in prison, a serial rapist confessed to the crime. Show less

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Race, the Power of An Illusion

DVD - 2003

Challenges one of our most fundamental beliefs that human beings come divided into a few distinct groups. A look at why race is not biologically meaningful yet nonetheless very real. Challenges one of our most fundamental beliefs that human beings come divided into a few distinct groups. A look at why race is not biologically meaningful yet nonetheless very real. Show less

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The Thin Blue Line

DVD - 2005

"The Thin Blue Line" is a film that successfully argued that a man was wrongly convicted for murder by a corrupt justice system in Dallas County, Texas. This is considered a classic documentary film. "The Thin Blue Line" is a film that successfully argued that a man was wrongly convicted for murder by a corrupt justice system in Dallas County, Texas. This is considered a classic documentary film. Show less

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Locked up in America

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PBS's FRONTLINE looks into the state of incarceration and the penal system in the USA. PBS's FRONTLINE looks into the state of incarceration and the penal system in the USA. Show less

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Peace Officer

Downloadable Video - 2015

"Peace Officer" is a documentary about the increasingly militarized state of American police as told through the story of 'Dub' Lawrence, a form...Show more "Peace Officer" is a documentary about the increasingly militarized state of American police as told through the story of 'Dub' Lawrence, a former sheriff who established and trained his rural state's first SWAT team only to see that same unit kill his son-in-law in a controversial standoff 30 years later. Show less

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Malcolm X

DVD - 2000

Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam. Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam. Show less

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Kids for Cash

DVD - 2014

"Kids For Cash" exposes a shocking American secret. In the wake of the shootings at Columbine, a small town celebrates a charismatic judge who i...Show more "Kids For Cash" exposes a shocking American secret. In the wake of the shootings at Columbine, a small town celebrates a charismatic judge who is hell-bent on keeping kids in line...until one parent dares to question the motives behind his brand of justice. This real life thriller reveals the untold stories of the masterminds at the center of the scandal and the chilling aftermath of lives destroyed in the process - a stunning emotional roller coaster. Show less

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The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow

DVD - 2002

PBS series about the history of legal racial segregation in the USA. PBS series about the history of legal racial segregation in the USA. Show less

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American Experience

Freedom Riders

Downloadable Video - 2011

From PBS and American Experience - This inspirational documentary is about a band of courageous civil-rights activists calling themselves the Freedom Riders. From PBS and American Experience - This inspirational documentary is about a band of courageous civil-rights activists calling themselves the Freedom Riders. Show less

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Inequality for All

DVD - 2014

A documentary that follows former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich as he looks to raise awareness of the country's widening economic gap. A documentary that follows former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich as he looks to raise awareness of the country's widening economic gap. Show less

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Do the Right Thing

DVD - 2012

On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence. On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence. Show less

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Let the Fire Burn

DVD - 2014

A history of the conflict of the City of Philadelphia and the Black Liberation organization, MOVE, that led to the disastrously violent final confrontation in 1985. A history of the conflict of the City of Philadelphia and the Black Liberation organization, MOVE, that led to the disastrously violent final confrontation in 1985. Show less

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Dark Girls

DVD - 2013

A documentary exploring the deep-seated biases and attitudes about skin color---particularly dark skinned women, outside of and within the Black American culture. A documentary exploring the deep-seated biases and attitudes about skin color---particularly dark skinned women, outside of and within the Black American culture. Show less

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Undefeated

DVD - 2013

Chronicles three underprivileged students from inner-city Memphis and their volunteer coach who tries to help them beat the odds on and off the field. Chronicles three underprivileged students from inner-city Memphis and their volunteer coach who tries to help them beat the odds on and off the field. Show less

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Waiting for "Superman"

DVD - 2011

An engrossing documentary that digs into some of the many way American public schools fail underprivileged students. An engrossing documentary that digs into some of the many way American public schools fail underprivileged students. Show less

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