Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America
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.
Directed by Gretchen Sorin
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Cast
- Eric Avila Self - Professor of History, UCLA
- Tamara Banks Self - Journalist
- Herb Boyd Self - “Black Detroit” Author
- Leah Chase Self - Owner, Dooky Chase Restaurant
- Spencer Crew Self - Smithsonian Interim Director
- Walter Edwards Self - Chairman, Harlem Business Alliance
- Lolis Eric Elie Self - Writer
- Carolyn Finney Self - Author
- Kathleen Franz Self - Author
- Allyson Hobbs Self - Professor of History, Stanford University
- Kenneth Jackson Self - Professor of History and Social Sciences, Columbia University
- Jennifer Reut Self - Architectural Historian
Trailers & Videos
Make it a double feature
3h 42m together
Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America
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