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

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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.

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

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Leah Pickett Chicago Reader 04/08/2020
Stunning archival photographs and footage supplement talking-head interviews with historians, scholars, HBCU alumni, and current HBCU students. Go to Full Review Aramide Tinubu Shadow and Act 04/12/2017
Most importantly, it is a film that reminds us that despite whatever is happening around us, we are still rising. Go to Full Review Jason Bailey Flavorwire 01/30/2017
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. Go to Full Review Andrea Thompson Cultured Vultures 01/31/2019
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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. Go to Full Review Morgan Rojas Cinemacy 08/06/2018
... 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. Go to Full Review Christopher Llewellyn Reed Hammer to Nail 02/25/2018
Tell Them We Are Rising tells a story that must be told, and tells it well. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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

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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