Log in
Sign up
Movies
Documentaries
The Arts
Business
Education
Global Studies & Languages
Health
Media & Communications
Sciences
Social Sciences
Instructional Films and Lessons
Staff Picks

Goin' to Chicago
Personal Stories of the Great African American Migration

California Newsreel
California Newsreel
Goin' to Chicago - Personal Stories of the Great African American Migration
Show More
Watch now


Related videos

Dirt and Deeds in Mississippi - African American's Fighting for Their Land in the 1960's
Dirt and Deeds in Mississippi - African American's Fighting for Their Land in the 1960's
California Newsreel
This documentary uncovers the largely unknown and pivotal role played by Black landowning families in the deep South who controlled over a million acres in the 1960s. They were prepared to put their land and their lives on the line in the fight for racial equality and the right to…
Black Panther / San Francisco State On Strike - Fighting for African American Rights in 1960's SF Bay Area
Black Panther / San Francisco State On Strike - Fighting for African American Rights in 1960's SF Bay Area
California Newsreel
BLACK PANTHER is the film the Black Panthers used to promote their cause. Shot in 1969, in Oakland, San Francisco and Sacramento, this exemplar of 1960s activist filmmaking traces the development of the Black Panther organisation. In an interview from jail, Minister of Defense Huey P. Newton describes the origins…
Homecoming - A Story of African American Farmers
Homecoming - A Story of African American Farmers
California Newsreel
The first film to explore the rural roots of African American life. It chronicles the generations-old struggle of African Americans for land of their own which pitted them against both the Southern white power structure and the federal agencies responsible for helping them. Director Charlene Gilbert weaves this history together…
After The Fair - The Legacy of the 1964 World's Fair
After The Fair - The Legacy of the 1964 World's Fair
R Cubed Networks
A look at the legacy of the 1964-65 New York World's Fair and how it still influences us today. In this documentary, we connect the dots between technology seen at the fair, like Bell Telephone's Picture Phone with Skype and other video chat services widely used today. We also examine…
Passion for Justice - A Civil Rights Leader
Passion for Justice - A Civil Rights Leader
Vision Video
Passion for Justice tells the compelling story of Drs. John and Vera Mae Perkins, integral leaders in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's and an evangelical voice for community development and racial reconciliation. As a pastor in 1960's Mississippi, John Perkins first focused exclusively on evangelism and Bible literacy,…
Freedom on my Mind - Mississippi Voter Registration in the 1960's
Freedom on my Mind - Mississippi Voter Registration in the 1960's
Clarity Films
In 1961 Mississippi was a virtual South African enclave within the United States. Everything is segregated. There are virtually no black voters. Bob Moses, enters the state and the Voter Registration Project begins. The first black farmer who attempts to register is fatally shot by a Mississippi State Representative. But…
July '64 - Unrest in Rochester New York
July '64 - Unrest in Rochester New York
California Newsreel
Summer, 1964: Violence erupted on a hot July night in Rochester, New York. JULY '64 tells the story of an unrest that altered the course of history in Rochester, and predicted urban unrest throughout the American North. The night of Friday, July 24th, 1964 started off normally enough in Rochester…
Banished - A History of African American Expulsion
Banished - A History of African American Expulsion
California Newsreel
From 1860 to 1920 hundreds of US counties expelled all of their African American inhabitants. BANISHED visits three of these still all-white towns today. Meanwhile the descendants of those displaced and disinherited seek redress. BANISHED vividly recovers the too-quickly forgotten history of racial cleansing in America when thousands of African…
The Downward Spiral
The Downward Spiral
Episode 1 of Slavery and the Making of America
In the 1620s, there were no limitations imposed on slaves. But by the early 18th century, the expanding slave trade caused many colonies to adopt strict "black codes," transforming the social system into one of legal racial oppression.
Liberty in the Air
Liberty in the Air
Episode 2 of Slavery and the Making of America
From the 1740s to the 1830s, slavery continued to support economic development, but the Revolutionary War revealed the contradictions of a nation seeking independence while denying freedom to its black citizens.
Seeds of Destruction
Seeds of Destruction
Episode 3 of Slavery and the Making of America
As the North adopted laws to abolish slavery, the South saw its greatest expansion of slavery. The abolitionist movement began to gather strength, contributing to the widening fissure and imminent break-up of the nation.
The Challenge of Freedom
The Challenge of Freedom
Episode 4 of Slavery and the Making of America
The complexities of the Civil War and Reconstruction are chronicled through the experience of slave Robert Smalls. The rise of militant groups and new segregation laws show that slavery's eradication had not ended black oppression.
Show more