Thursday, June 04, 2020

What to Watch in Times of National Unrest



I Am Not Your Negro is a 2016 documentary films directed by Raoul Peck, based on James Baldwin's unfinished manuscript Remember This House.  Narrated by actor Samuel L Jackson the film explores the history of racism in the United States through Baldwin's reminiscences of civil rights leaders Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King as well as his personal observations of American history, 

Did you know the Library subscribes to an online streaming service from which you can view hundreds of feature films, documentaries, and foreign films FOR FREE?  Click on the "Audio & Visual" tab on the Library homepage and select Kanopy (you will be asked to log in).to view the film for free.

Or read the companion book I Am Not Your Negro: A Companion Edition to the Documentary Film Directed by Raoul Peck.  Available online from the Library homepage, search under "Books & e-Books".


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