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

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documentary film television documentary

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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Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities canonical	1

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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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
depicts	Civil Rights Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ 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. NERFINISHED ⓘ
distributor	PBS NERFINISHED ⓘ
educationalUse	diversity and inclusion curricula ⓘ teaching African American history ⓘ teaching history of higher education ⓘ
executiveProducer	Stanley Nelson Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOfSeries	Independent Lens NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Firelight Media NERFINISHED ⓘ
releaseMedium	film festival screenings ⓘ television broadcast ⓘ
targetAudience	educators ⓘ general public ⓘ students ⓘ

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