African American Movies

  • 1908
    Nellie, the Beautiful Housemaid

    Nellie, the Beautiful Housemaid

    Nellie, the Beautiful Housemaid

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    Comedy short (only fragments remain at LoC)

    Nellie, the Beautiful Housemaid
  • 2017
    Pride of the Buffalo Soldier

    Pride of the Buffalo Soldier

    Pride of the Buffalo Soldier

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    African American soldiers throughout the 19th and 20th Centuries faced discrimination and segregation, yet many still chose to fight for their...

    Pride of the Buffalo Soldier
  • 1970
    Haunted Holiday

    Haunted Holiday

    Haunted Holiday

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    Eight high school students enter into an abandon movie studio to have some Halloween fun, little do they know that a wanted killer is hiding inside,...

    Haunted Holiday
  • 1938
    Hits and Bits of 1938

    Hits and Bits of 1938

    Hits and Bits of 1938

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    This musical comedy with an all-black cast imagines what television entertainment will be like in the near future.

    Hits and Bits of 1938
  • 2021
    Black Enough

    Black Enough

    Black Enough

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    A gritty look at two friends differing viewpoints as they react to a video one of them has made.

    Black Enough
  • 2025
    From Rodeo to Polo: The 1st HBCU Polo Team

    From Rodeo to Polo: The 1st HBCU Polo Team

    From Rodeo to Polo: The 1st HBCU Polo Team

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    The first Black-collegiate polo team at Morehouse College chases national USPA certification, training a rag-tag team of charismatic cowboys...

    From Rodeo to Polo: The 1st HBCU Polo Team
  • 1976
    The Black Indians of New Orleans

    The Black Indians of New Orleans

    The Black Indians of New Orleans

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    “This classic award-winning documentary is the first definitive treatment of the origins and rituals of the Black Mardi Gras Indians of New...

    The Black Indians of New Orleans
  • 1970
    Everything Is Fine

    Everything Is Fine

    Everything Is Fine

    01970HD

    Evanston, a suburb just north of Chicago, touts its progressivism and inclusion. It was the first city in the U.S. to offer reparations for Black...

    Everything Is Fine