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 is a documentary film that chronicles the history, impact, and ongoing legacy of historically Black colleges and universities in the United States.

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instanceOf documentary film ⓘ
television documentary ⓘ
aimsTo highlight contributions of HBCUs to American society ⓘ
raise awareness of challenges facing HBCUs ⓘ
coDirector Marco Williams ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
depicts Civil Rights Movement ⓘ
Jim Crow era educational segregation ⓘ
Reconstruction era education for African Americans ⓘ
post–Civil War era in the United States ⓘ
student activism at HBCUs ⓘ
director Stanley Nelson Jr. ⓘ
distributor PBS ⓘ
educationalUse diversity and inclusion curricula ⓘ
teaching African American history ⓘ
teaching history of higher education ⓘ
executiveProducer Stanley Nelson Jr. ⓘ
features archival footage ⓘ
interviews with HBCU alumni ⓘ
interviews with current HBCU students ⓘ
interviews with historians ⓘ
focusesOn history of HBCUs ⓘ
impact of HBCUs on Black communities ⓘ
legacy of HBCUs in the United States ⓘ
genre educational film ⓘ
historical documentary ⓘ
hasScreeningType campus screenings ⓘ
community screenings ⓘ
hasTheme community empowerment through education ⓘ
racial inequality in education ⓘ
resilience of Black institutions ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject African American education ⓘ
United States history ⓘ
historically Black colleges and universities ⓘ
originalNetwork PBS ⓘ
partOfSeries Independent Lens ⓘ
portrays founding of historically Black colleges and universities ⓘ
role of HBCUs in Black middle class formation ⓘ
role of HBCUs in Black political leadership ⓘ
role of HBCUs in cultural and intellectual life ⓘ
producer Firelight Films ⓘ
Firelight Media ⓘ
releaseMedium film festival screenings ⓘ
television broadcast ⓘ
targetAudience educators ⓘ
general public ⓘ
students ⓘ

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Stanley Nelson Jr. → notableWork → Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities ⓘ
Firelight Media → notableWorkProduced → Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities ⓘ