Just mercy: A powerful and thought-provoking true story follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or who were not afforded proper representation, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley. One of his first and most incendiary cases is that of Walter McMillian
The hate u give: Starr Carter navigates the perilous waters between her poor, black neighborhood and her prestigious, mainly white private school. This all changes when she finds herself in the middle of racial activism after her best friend is shot by police officers, and she's forced to make a decision. Allow the media to skewer her friend to protect the status quo, or stand up and tell the truth in memory of Khalil?
Loving: The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple, whose challenge of their anti-miscegenation arrest for their marriage in Virginia led to a legal battle that would end at the US Supreme Court
The great debaters: Melvin B. Tolson is a professor at Wiley College in Texas. Wiley is a small African-American college. In 1935, Tolson inspired students to form the school's first debate team. Tolson turns a group of underdog students into a historically elite debate team which goes on to challenge Harvard in the national championship. Inspired by a true story
The color purple: Set in the early 1900s, tells the story of Celie, a poor black Southern woman, whose friendship with two women helps her overcome the brutality of her father and husband

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Cataloging source: TEFMT

Characteristic: videorecording

Dewey number: 791.43/75

Intended audience: Rating: PG-13

LC call number: PN1997.2

LC item number: .B53 2020

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Just mercy: Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Rob Morgan, Tim Blake Nelson, Rafe Spall
The hate u give: Amandla Stenberg, Regina Hall, Russell Hornsby, Algee Smith, Lamar Johnson
Loving: Joel Edgerton, Ruth Negga, Marton Csokas, Nick Kroll, Terri Abney
The great debaters: Denzel Washington, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker, Jermaine Williams
The color purple: Danny Glover, Adolph Caesar, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Oprah Winfrey

Runtime: 671

Target audience: adult

Technique: live action

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Binge Box : Black experiences, Volume 1