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Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America

Directed by Ric Burns and Gretchen Sorin
2021    1h 55m    Not Rated
7.5
Discover how the advent of the automobile brought new mobility and freedom for African Americans but also exposed them to discrimination and deadly violence, and how that history resonates today.
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Cast of Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America
  • Eric AvilaSelf - Professor of History, UCLA
  • Tamara BanksSelf - Journalist
  • Herb BoydSelf - “Black Detroit” Author
  • Leah ChaseSelf - Owner, Dooky Chase Restaurant
  • Spencer CrewSelf - Smithsonian Interim Director
  • Walter EdwardsSelf - Chairman, Harlem Business Alliance
  • Lolis Eric ElieSelf - Writer
  • Carolyn FinneySelf - Author
  • Kathleen FranzSelf - Author
  • Allyson HobbsSelf - Professor of History, Stanford University
  • Kenneth JacksonSelf - Professor of History and Social Sciences, Columbia University
  • Jennifer ReutSelf - Architectural Historian
  • Fath RuffinsSelf - Smithsonian Curator
  • Thomas J. SugrueSelf - Professor of History, NYU
  • Candacy TaylorSelf - Author
  • Christopher WestSelf - Professor of History, Pasadena City College
  • Craig Steven WilderProfessor of History, MIT

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