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Video Reviews from Black History

Glory
1990

Read about Glory
In 1863, African-American troops stormed Confederate Fort Wagner for the Union, for equality, and for glory.

Lilies of the Field
1963

Read about Lilies of the Field
Sidney Poitier builds a chapel and makes history.

Deacons For Defense

Read about Deacons For Defense
The Klan would not stop for Federal injunctions ... but they would stop when their intended victims fought back!

The Runaway

Read about The Runaway
Two boys and a couragous sheriff start to change the racial climate in a rural Georgia town.

Roots
1977

Read about Roots
This is the dramatic story of one family's 4-generation struggle for freedom




You may also be interested in Christianity Today's mini-reviews of Ten Black Films Worth Watching. I have seen none of the movies on the top 10 list so can offer no independent commentary on them at this point.



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