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Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America(2020)

  • Documentary
8.0

Overview

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.

Status:Released
Release Date:Oct 13, 2020
Runtime: 1h 55m

Director:

Gretchen Sorin,Ric Burns

Top Cast

Eric Avila

Eric Avila

Self - Professor of History, UCLA

Tamara Banks

Tamara Banks

Self - Journalist

Herb Boyd

Herb Boyd

Self - “Black Detroit” Author

Leah Chase

Leah Chase

Self - Owner, Dooky Chase Restaurant

Spencer Crew

Spencer Crew

Self - Smithsonian Interim Director

Walter Edwards

Walter Edwards

Self - Chairman, Harlem Business Alliance

Lolis Eric Elie

Lolis Eric Elie

Self - Writer

Carolyn Finney

Carolyn Finney

Self - Author

Kathleen Franz

Kathleen Franz

Self - Author

Allyson Hobbs

Allyson Hobbs

Self - Professor of History, Stanford University

Kenneth Jackson

Kenneth Jackson

Self - Professor of History and Social Sciences, Columbia University

Jennifer Reut

Jennifer Reut

Self - Architectural Historian

Fath Ruffins

Fath Ruffins

Self - Smithsonian Curator

Thomas J. Sugrue

Thomas J. Sugrue

Self - Professor of History, NYU

Candacy Taylor

Candacy Taylor

Self - Author

Christopher West

Christopher West

Self - Professor of History, Pasadena City College

Craig Steven Wilder

Craig Steven Wilder

Professor of History, MIT

Official Videos

Driving While Black Trailer

Driving While Black Trailer

Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America | Preview

Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America | Preview

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