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A provocative journey into the psychosis of racism, set in South Africa.

Dramatized history of the Negro in the United States.

Dutchman: "Set in a New York City subway car, the play involves Clay, a young, middle-class black man who is approached seductively by Lula, a white fellow passenger. Lula provokes Clay to anger and finally murders him" -- The Slave: "Is the story of a visit by African American Walker Vessles to the home of Grace, his white ex-wife, and Easley, her white husband" -- "Centered squarely on the Negro-white conflict, both Dutchman and The Slave are...

The setting is a dusty Southern town during the Depression. A white woman accuses a black man of rape. Though he is obviously innocent, the outcome of his trial is such a foregone conclusion that no lawyer will step forward to defend him-- except the town's most distinguished citizen. His compassionate defense costs him many friendships but earns him the respect and admiration of his two motherless children.

A provocative, emotion-packed drama about race relations in an all-white suburban community, this play depicts the confrontation between an upper-class white couple who is selling their suburban home and the black couple from Harlem who plans to buy it. In negotiating the sale, all four parties learn a little more about each other - and a lot about their own latent prejudices.

A young black man meets his white girlfriend's parents at their estate, only to find out that the situation is much more sinister than it appears.

The story of a black preacher who returns home to rural Georgia to claim an inheritance and bring down Ol' Cap'n Stonewall Jackson Cotchipee, the ruthless plantation owner that he once served. Accompanying Purlie is Miss Lutiebelle Jenkins, a pretty young girl, who Purlie persuades to convince Cotchipee that she is the long-lost relative entitled to the family inheritance. But, the plot goes awry and Purlie finds a surprise ally in Cotchipee's son,...

Based on the short story by Ernest J. Gaines. In rural Louisiana in the 1940's, a young black boy accompanies his mother into town and absorbs valuable lessons of pride, charity and dignity.

In a 1927 recording session in Chicago, Ma Rainey and her band try to avoid being victimized by the white music industry.

"In the early 1970s, Ron Stallworth becomes the first African-American detective in the Colorado Springs Police Department. Determined to make a difference, he bravely sets out on a dangerous mission: infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan. He recruits a seasoned colleague, Flip Zimmerman, into the undercover investigation. Together, they team up to take down the extremist organization aiming to garner mainstream appeal. BlacKkKlansman offers an unflinching,...