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Taylor Branch

Born January 14, 1947 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA (age 79)

Taylor Branch is the Pulitzer-Prize winning author, best known for his series on Martin Luther King, Jr and the Civil Rights era including Parting the Waters: America in the King Years, (National Book Award) Pillars of Fire and At Canaan’s Edge. He has also received a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship and the National Humanities Medal.

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4 Little Girls4 Little Girls · 1997
4 Little Girls
★ 7.11997
MovieDocumentaryTV Movie
On September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls who were there for Sunday school. It was a crime that shocked the nation--and a defining moment in the history of the civil-rights movement. Spike Lee re-examines the full story of the bombing, including a revealing interview with former Alabama Governor George Wallace.
Out of LuckOut of Luck · 2015
Out of Luck
2015
MovieDocumentary
An in depth look at the full effect of State Lotteries on the players and the people around them.
Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel StorySpiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story · 2021
Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story
2021
Movie
An inspiring portrait of the life and legacy of Jewish theologian and philosopher, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. Heschel was one of the most remarkable and inspiring figures of the American 20th Century. He was a mentor to Martin Luther King, Jr and the entire Civil Rights Movement, a leading critic of the Vietnam War, a champion for Soviet Jews, and a pioneer in the work of interfaith dialogue.
Freedom SummerFreedom Summer · 2014
Freedom Summer
★ 7.22014
MovieDocumentary
In the summer of 1964, more than 700 students descended on violent, segregated Mississippi. Defying authorities, they registered voters, created freedom schools, and established the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Fifty years later, eyewitness accounts and never-before-seen archival material tell their story. Not all of them would make it through.
Bill Russell: LegendBill Russell: Legend · 2023
Bill Russell: Legend
★ 7.22023
SeriesDocumentary
Winningest NBA champion and civil rights icon Bill Russell builds a larger-than-life legacy on and off the court in this biographical documentary.

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