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Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities

8.120171h 25mMovieDocumentary

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…

DirectorStanley Nelson
WritersStanley Nelson·Marcia Smith
ProducersCyndee Readdean·Stacey L. Holman

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