Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America
8.0
4 votes
2020
1h 55m
Documentary
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.
Directed by Gretchen Sorin, Ric Burns
Top cast
E
Eric Avila
Self - Professor of History, UCLAT
Tamara Banks
Self - JournalistH
Herb Boyd
Self - “Black Detroit” AuthorL
Leah Chase
Self - Owner, Dooky Chase RestaurantS
Spencer Crew
Self - Smithsonian Interim DirectorW
Walter Edwards
Self - Chairman, Harlem Business AllianceL
Lolis Eric Elie
Self - WriterC
Carolyn Finney
Self - AuthorK
Kathleen Franz
Self - AuthorA
Allyson Hobbs
Self - Professor of History, Stanford UniversityK
Kenneth Jackson
Self - Professor of History and Social Sciences, Columbia UniversityJ
Jennifer Reut
Self - Architectural HistorianF
Fath Ruffins
Self - Smithsonian CuratorT
Thomas J. Sugrue
Self - Professor of History, NYUC
Candacy Taylor
Self - AuthorC
Christopher West
Self - Professor of History, Pasadena City CollegeC
Craig Steven Wilder
Professor of History, MITDetails
Status
Released
Release date
October 13, 2020
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
English
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