Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America
2020, English. Directed by Ric Burns & Gretchen Sorin.
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.
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- 1h 55m
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- English
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Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America is streaming on PBS Documentaries in India.
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Cast & crew
- Ric BurnsDirector
- Gretchen SorinDirector
- Eric AvilaSelf - Professor of History, UCLA
- Tamara BanksSelf - Journalist
- Herb BoydSelf - “Black Detroit” Author
- Leah ChaseSelf - Owner, Dooky Chase Restaurant
- Spencer CrewSelf - Smithsonian Interim Director
- Walter EdwardsSelf - Chairman, Harlem Business Alliance
- Lolis Eric ElieSelf - Writer
- Carolyn FinneySelf - Author
- Kathleen FranzSelf - Author
- Allyson HobbsSelf - Professor of History, Stanford University
- Kenneth JacksonSelf - Professor of History and Social Sciences, Columbia University
- Jennifer ReutSelf - Architectural Historian
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- 13 October 2020
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Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America runs 115 minutes (1h 55m).
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Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America is streaming on PBS Documentaries in India. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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If you liked Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America, try O.J.: Made in America, The Green Book: Guide to Freedom, Come See Me in the Good Light.
Who directed Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America?
Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America (2020) was directed by Ric Burns and Gretchen Sorin and stars Eric Avila, Tamara Banks, Herb Boyd.