20 Movies About Black History That Should Be On Your Must-Watch List

These films will teach you something the history books don’t.

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The Black Godfather
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The Black Godfather
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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
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Summer of Soul (...or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
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One Night in Miami...
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The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
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Roxanne, Roxanne
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Paris Is Burning
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LA 92
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Moonlight
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Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé
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13th
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Do the Right Thing
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The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
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Malcolm X
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The Hate U Give
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I Am Not Your Negro
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Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland
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Selma
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Just Mercy
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See You Yesterday
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