Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities

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Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities

2017

1h 25m

Documentary

History

Drama

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The history of black colleges and universities in America, which have educated the architects of freedom movements and cultivated leaders in every field.

Leah Pickett

Chicago Reader

Stunning archival photographs and footage supplement talking-head interviews with historians, scholars, HBCU alumni, and current HBCU students.

Apr 8, 2020

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Aramide Tinubu

Shadow and Act

Most importantly, it is a film that reminds us that despite whatever is happening around us, we are still rising.

Apr 12, 2017

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

In style and structure, this is very much at PBS documentary. But it's an excellent PBS documentary; after all, there's nothing wrong with conventional form when the content is this compelling.

Jan 30, 2017

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Andrea Thompson

Cultured Vultures

Just what should education look like in order to empower a group so historically marginalized and ignored? Tell Them tries, and mostly succeeds in providing the answer.

Rated: 8/10

Jan 31, 2019

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Morgan Rojas

Cinemacy

... Rising directs its attention on how, after the Civil War and end of slavery, formerly imprisoned blacks were able to self-sufficiently create schools and a pathway to higher learning.

Aug 6, 2018

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Christopher Llewellyn Reed

Hammer to Nail

Tell Them We Are Rising tells a story that must be told, and tells it well.

Feb 25, 2018

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The best documentary I have ever watched

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/25/18

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Stanley Nelson

Director

Anne Seidlitz

Writer

Marcia Smith

Writer

Stanley Nelson

Executive Producer

Lois Vossen

Executive Producer

Stacey Holman

Producer

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Synopsis

The history of black colleges and universities in America, which have educated the architects of freedom movements and cultivated leaders in every field.

Director: Stanley Nelson
Producer: Stacey Holman, Cyndee Readdean
Screenwriter: Anne Seidlitz, Marcia Smith
Production Co: Firelight Films
Genre: Documentary, History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 27, 2018
Runtime: 1h 25m

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