
A documentary chronicling the pioneering efforts of black filmmaker William D. Foster in the early years of the industry and Oscar Micheaux's controversial impact on the subsequent "race movies".
Toni Cade Bambara
Self - Author
Robert Hall
Self - Historian
Elton Fax
Self - Illustrator

Pearl Bowser
Self - Archivist

Carlton Moss
Self - Filmmaker

Frances E. Williams
Self - Actress
Shingzie Howard
Self - Actress

St. Clair Bourne
Self - Journalist

Herb Jeffries
Self - Actor

Edna Mae Harris
Self - Actress

James Avery
Narrator

David McCullough
Introduction

The Whole Gritty City
The Whole Gritty City

The Black List: Volume Two
The Black List: Volume Two
The Black List: Volume Three
The Black List: Volume Three

Cinema in Russia
Cinema in Russia

When We Were Kings
When We Were Kings

Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory
Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory
52 Blocks: Show and Prove
52 Blocks: Show and Prove

Breath of Freedom
Breath of Freedom

Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class

Carmencita
Carmencita

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Richard Wright: Native Son, Author and Activist
Richard Wright: Native Son, Author and Activist