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Rev. David Eaton at All Souls Church
Reverend David Eaton in the pulpit of All Souls Church Unitarian.
Rev. Benjamin Chavis Speaks at All Souls
Reverend Benjamin Chavis of the Wilmington Ten speaks in the All Souls pulpit before serving a prison term in North Carolina. Angela Davis is behind him.
Bobby Seale Speaks to a Packed Sanctuary
Bobby Seale, Black Panther Party founder and Chicago 7 defendant, speaks to a packed sanctuary.
Rev. Ben Chavis at All Souls Church
Reverend Benjamin Chavis of the Wilmington Ten in the pulpit at All Souls Church Unitarian.
Rev. David Eaton Sits on Pulpit Steps
Reverend David Eaton sits on the steps of the pulpit listening to Bobby Seale.
Rev. David Eaton at All Souls Church
Reverend David Eaton in the pulpit of All Souls Church Unitarian.
Rev. David Eaton at All Souls Church
Reverend David Eaton in the pulpit of All Souls Church Unitarian.
Under the Radar: The New School of Afro-American Thought
This documentary explores the founding and the impact of the New School for Afro-American Thought founded by Gaston Neal and Don Freeman. The school, founded in Washington, DC, sought to teach black youth about their pre-slavery roots in African…
Greyhound Building and Freedom Riders Documentary (Expanded from 2009)
This documentary from filmmaker Steven Nero reveals the importance of DC's Greyhound Bus Station as an important part of Civil Rights history. It was from this station that the Freedom Rides began; testing the governments will and ability to uphold…
Color Portrait of Flaxie Pinkett
This is a color image of noted Washington, DC businesswoman and civil rights activist late in her career.
Harold Greene Documentary by 18th Street Media
Judge Harold Greene presided over the landmark legislative decision that fragmented AT&T's vertical monopoly in the 1980s, but he was also a strong advocate for civil rights throughout his career. This documentary examines Judge Greene's life and…
Freedom Rides - A Documentary
At a two-day forum at the Thurgood Marshall Center, Joan Browning, a Freedom Rider who grew up in Georgia, 64, and Reginald Green, who was preparing for the ministry at Virginia Union before he joined the Freedom Riders, 68, gathered with two other…
The Selma and Montgomery Civil Rights Battles
This compilation of historic news-reel footage documents the historic marches from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama, and the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom during which Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I have a Dream" speech on…
Black Georgetown Remembered
Georgetown, in the early 1900's, was an important center of black commerce and community, where doctors, entrepreneurs, and artists lived in close proximity. This documentary film, produced in part by Georgetown University, examines the…
Freedom On My Mind
Freedom On My Mind vividly chronicles this complex and compelling history of the Mississippi voter registration struggles of 1961 to 1964: the interracial nature of the campaign, the tensions and conflicts, the fears and hopes. It is the story of…
Freedom is a Constant Struggle "Remembering Mississippi: The Summer of '64"
James Forman, PhD. and the Cultural Center for Social Change presented this program that dramatized the Mississippi Civil Rights activities of 1964 in performance and song at the Mt. Vernon College Campus in Northwest DC.
Local performers covered…
Local performers covered…
DC Black History Celebration Committee Presents: African American Men Sing Songs of Praise Sunday, February 20, 2000
In celebration of Black History Month, the Greater New Hope Baptist Church invited DC area men's choral and popular music groups to perform songs of praise. This film documents those performances.
Duke Ellington's Washington
Duke Ellington's Washington tells the story of the influential African American community that flourished in Washington, DC's U Street neighborhood in the early 20th century. This segregated, yet socio-economically diverse community nurtured…
The Road to Brown
The Road to Brown tells the story of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling as the culmination of a brilliant legal assault on segregation that launched the Civil Rights movement.
The film highlights each of the major cases argued by notable…
The film highlights each of the major cases argued by notable…
From Swastika to Jim Crow
From Swastika to Jim Crow reveals the little-known story of German refugee scholars who were expelled from their homeland by the Nazis and found new lives at the historically Black colleges in the American South.
The Humanities Council funded a…
The Humanities Council funded a…