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

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

Women's Health Magazine

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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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