The story, set in Kansas during the 1920s, covers less than a year in the life of a black teenager, and documents the veritable deluge of events which force him into sudden manhood. The family relationships and enmities, the fears, frustrations and ambitions of the black teenager in small-town America are explored with a strong statement about human values.

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A comprehensive list of the best movies that capture one or more facets of the complicated history of race relations in America. No one film can say it all, but these narratives help untangle the complicated web of emotions that have yet again bubbled to the surface with the police brutality towards George Floyd and countless others. 

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The Learning Tree

A bittersweet, idyllic story about a year in the life of 14-year-old Newt Winger, born into a poor Black family in Kansas, who learns about love, fear, racial injustice, and immorality.

1969 semi-autobiographical film by Gordon Parks

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