TELEVISION, VIDEO, AND MOVIE RECOMMENDATIONS
Films and TV shows can provide us with an opportunity to better understand the perspectives and experiences of others. Our list includes both fictional stories and nonfiction accounts. Many of the documentaries listed are available to view through our J. Murrey Atkins Library.
RACE/ETHNICITY
My Grandmother's Granddaughter: Indigenous Resilience | Brittany Danielle Hunt | TEDxUNCCharlotte
Racism Has a Cost for Everyone
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man
Brooklyn: How a Black Community Was Erased from Uptown Charlotte
How Charlotte Became Segregated by Race and Class
Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years 1954-1965
¡Palante, Siempre Palante! The Young Lords
American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs
Asian American History: PBS Documentary Series Asian American
Five Native Films You Should be Streaming
Leandro: The Case for a Sound Basic Education - A WRAL Documentary
Are You "AAPI" or "Asian American"? It's Complicated. | A People's History of Asian America