Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities
2017, English. Directed by Stanley Nelson.
A haven for Black intellectuals, artists and revolutionaries—and path of promise toward the American dream—Black colleges and universities have educated the architects of freedom movements and cultivated leaders in every field. They have been unapologetically Black for 150 years. For the first time ever, their story is told.
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- 1h 25m
- Post-credits
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- English
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Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities is streaming on PBS Documentaries in India.
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- Released
- 23 January 2017
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Marcia Smith, Stanley Nelson
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Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities runs 85 minutes (1h 25m).
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Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities is streaming on PBS Documentaries in India. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities?
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Who directed Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities?
Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities (2017) was directed by Stanley Nelson.