Influential Civil Rights Movies and Shows

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, check out some of the most powerful civil rights stories ever put to screen.

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I Am Not Your Negro

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I Am Not Your Negro

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Malcolm X

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Eyes on the Prize

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Do the Right Thing

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12 Years a Slave

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13th

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Hidden Figures

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Selma

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BlacKkKlansman

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The Hate U Give

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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

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Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story

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Detroit

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American History X

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To Kill a Mockingbird

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MLK/FBI

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Gandhi

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Fruitvale Station

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Hotel Rwanda

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Blindspotting

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When They See Us

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Just Mercy

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Green Book

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