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The Ku Klux Klan holds national meeting. Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat. King and Malcolm X are assassinated. Watts Riots begin.

Denzel Washington played the role of Malcolm X in Spike Lee's 1992 award winning film.

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Nathan Bedford Forrest and the Civil War South carried a legacy of carnage that continues even to this day.

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The Holocaust is an emotive subject and in several European countries it is a crime to deny the Nazi killing of six million Jews during WWII.

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Combining controversial subject matter and groundbreaking cinematography, D.W. Griffith's epic film remains a classic nearly a century after its release.

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Woodrow Wilson accomplished much in his two terms in office. Rarely mentioned, however, are his antidemocratic policies and racist beliefs.

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The Civil Rights Movement encompassed various important events and leaders and restructured and redefined American society.

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Stampp focuses on major aspects of slavery, from its rise in the South to the treatment of slaves by their owners, as well as the reasons the institution lasted so long.

African Americans show an unwavering loyalty towards the Democratic Party. This loyalty coupled with an increase in Black turnout could deliver Democrats the Presidency.

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Martin Luther King sought justice and total racial equality for everyone. So, 40 years after his death, would he be satisfied with America's progress, or disappointed?

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On November 4, 2008, during the U.S.A. presidential election, American voters cast their ballots for the end of racial stigmatization.

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The mission of The Henry Ford is to inspire generations. With Greenfield Village, The Henry Ford Museum, and The IMAX Theater, people can't help but be inspired.

The repression of communists within the U.S. became less enthusiastic at the onset of the Great Depression. The American Communist Party made a comeback as a result.

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The "freedom to peaceably assemble" makes possible the exchange of information and ideas that a democratic society needs to make sound decisions about its own governance.

Despite repeated challenges, the religious clause in the First Amendment continues to stand the test of time.

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In part of The Most Influential Films of All Time series, Matthew N. Irby will analyze the silent film era on a count up to the 21st century.