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

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 55M

Director : Ric Burns, Gretchen Sorin

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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

Crews

Ric Burns
Ric Burns
Director
Gretchen Sorin
Gretchen Sorin
Director
Emir Lewis
Emir Lewis
Editor
Margaret Munzer Loeb
Margaret Munzer Loeb
Executive Producer
Emily Pfeil
Emily Pfeil
Producer
Emir Lewis
Emir Lewis
Producer
Kathryn Clinard
Kathryn Clinard
Producer
Greg Sorin
Greg Sorin
Co-Producer

Trailers and other movies

Driving While Black Trailer
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