My Life Matter

My Life Matter

Ainsley Miller June 10, 2020

For over 400 years of bondage:

We begged in protest, yet you still killed us
We marched in peaceful protest, yet you still killed us
We created our own communities, yet you burnt it to the ground and still you killed us
We sent our leaders before you in peace, yet you killed them and still you killed us
We took a knee in peaceful protest, yet you still killed us
We begged we cannot breathe, yet you still killed us

If you still do not understand the Black experience in the United State of America and around the world, I have compiled a chronological list of movies which takes you from the 1700s to the present. I hope this playlist will help enlighten your understanding of the Black struggle.

When you have finished watching, help us answer, what must the Black community do differently?

Timeline / PeriodTitleReleased YearWhere to Watch
1750s / 1790sRoots Mini Series 20162016Amazon Prime Video US
1780sThe Book Of Negros2015Amazon Prime Video US
1788Prince Among Slaves2008Amazon Prime Video US
1823Shaka Zulu1986YouTube
1831The Birth of a Nation2016Amazon Prime Video US
1839Amistad1997Amazon Prime Video US
1850s12 Years A Slave2013Amazon Prime Video US
1850sDjango Unchained2012Netflix Canada & Amazon Prime Video US
1861 / 1865Lincoln2012Amazon Prime Video US
1860sGlory1989Netflix Canada & Amazon Prime Video US
1860sThe Invisible Empire: the KKK and Hate in America2020YouTube
1900sThe Color Purple1985Amazon Prime Video US
1900sSelf Made: Madam C.J. Walker2020Netflix Canada
1921The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story2000YouTube
1923Rosewood1997Amazon Prime Video US
1936Race2016Amazon Prime Video US
1944A Soldier’s Story1984Amazon Prime Video US
1947422013Amazon Prime Video US
1950sA Raisin In The Sun1961Amazon Prime Video US
1950sFences2017Amazon Prime Video US
1960sGuess Who’s Coming To Dinner1967Amazon Prime Video US
1960sHidden Figures2016Amazon Prime Video US
1960sThe Black Panthers: Vanguard Of The Revolution2015Amazon Prime Video US
1962Green Book2018Amazon Prime Video US
1965Selma2014Amazon Prime Video US
1950s / 1960sMalcolm X1992Amazon Prime Video US
1965Muhammad Ali2001Amazon Prime Video US
1980s / 1990sBoyz N The Hood1991Netflix Canada & Amazon Prime Video US
1980s / 1990sJuice1992Amazon Prime Video US
1980s / 1990sMenace To Society1993Amazon Prime Video US
1987Straight Outta Compton2015Amazon Prime Video US
1989When They See Us (The Central Park Five)2019Netflix Canada
1989When They See Us Now2019Netflix Canada
1993Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom2013Amazon Prime Video US
2020s13th2016Netflix Canada
2020sBlack America Since MLK: And Still I Rise2016Amazon Prime Video US
2020sAmerican Son2019Netflix Canada
2020sBecoming2020Netflix Canada

Check where to stream online:
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