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

  • NR
  • 10/13/2020 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 55m

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.

Ric Burns

Director

Gretchen Sorin

Director

Cast

Eric Avila's headshot

Eric Avila

Self - Professor of History, UCLA
Tamara Banks's headshot

Tamara Banks

Self - Journalist
Herb Boyd's headshot

Herb Boyd

Self - “Black Detroit” Author
Leah Chase's headshot

Leah Chase

Self - Owner, Dooky Chase Restaurant
Spencer Crew's headshot

Spencer Crew

Self - Smithsonian Interim Director
Walter Edwards's headshot

Walter Edwards

Self - Chairman, Harlem Business Alliance
Lolis Eric Elie's headshot

Lolis Eric Elie

Self - Writer
Carolyn Finney's headshot

Carolyn Finney

Self - Author

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