7 Best Movies About Civil Rights

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Khuraijam Roger Singh
Oct 26, 2024

The Help (2011)

Set in 1963, a young white woman who attempts to become a legitimate journalist and writer decides to write a book from the point of view of the two black maids, exposing the racism they face as they work for white families.

Fences (2016)

A period drama film directed by Denzel Washington follows a working-class African-American father who tries to raise his family in the 1950s while coming to terms with the events of his life.

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

A lawyer named Atticus Finch decides to defend a black man who is accused of raping a white lady during the Depression era. Scout and Jem, his kids, spy on their withdrawn neighbor in the meantime.

Mississippi Burning (1988)

Alan Parker's film follows two FBI agents investigating the disappearance of three civil rights workers in fictional Jessup County, Mississippi, who are met with hostility by the town's residents, local police, and the Ku Klux Klan.

Malcolm X (1992)

The film follows the story of African-American leader Malcolm Little begins as a minor thug. But after reaching his lowest point, he joins the Nation of Islam.

Selma (2014)

In this historical drama film directed by Ava DuVernay, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. organizes a campaign to obtain equal voting rights. The campaign culminated in the historic march from Selma to Montgomery.

Do the Right Thing (1989)

Directed by Spike Lee, set in a Brooklyn neighborhood, racial tension between African-American residents and the Italian-American owners of a local pizzeria culminates in tragedy and violence on a hot summer's day.

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