How Many Of These Classic Black Movies Have You Seen?

There are a whole lot more than Friday and The Color Purple.

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   New Line Cinema

   Image: Micheaux Book & Film Company Within Our Gates (1920)

   

   Micheaux Book & Film Company

   Within Our Gates (1920)

   Micheaux Book & Film Company

   Image: Micheaux Film Corporation Body and Soul (1925)

   

   Micheaux Film Corporation

   Body and Soul (1925)

   Micheaux Film Corporation

   Image: United Artists The Emperor Jones (1933)

   

   United Artists

   The Emperor Jones (1933)

   United Artists

   Image: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cabin in the Sky (1943)

   

   Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

   Cabin in the Sky (1943)

   Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

   Image: 20th Century Fox Stormy Weather (1943)

   

   20th Century Fox

   Stormy Weather (1943)

   20th Century Fox

   Image: All American Hi-De-Ho (1947)

   

   All American

   Hi-De-Ho (1947)

   All American

   Image: 20th Century Fox Carmen Jones (1954)

   

   20th Century Fox

   Carmen Jones (1954)

   20th Century Fox

   Image: Columbia Pictures A Raisin in the Sun (1961)

   

   Columbia Pictures

   A Raisin in the Sun (1961)

   Columbia Pictures

   Image: United Artists Lilies of the Field (1963)

   

   United Artists

   Lilies of the Field (1963)

   United Artists

   Image: Columbia Pictures Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)

   

   Columbia Pictures

   Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)

   Columbia Pictures

   Image: United Artists In the Heat of the Night (1967)

   

   United Artists

   In the Heat of the Night (1967)

   United Artists

   Image: 20th Century Fox The Great White Hope (1970)

   

   20th Century Fox

   The Great White Hope (1970)

   20th Century Fox

   Image: ABC Brian's Song (1971)

   

   ABC

   Brian's Song (1971)

   ABC

   Image: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Shaft (1971)

   

   Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

   Shaft (1971)

   Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

   Image: Warner Bros. Super Fly (1972)

   

   Warner Bros.

   Super Fly (1972)

   Warner Bros.

   Image: Paramount Pictures Lady Sings the Blues (1972)

   

   Paramount Pictures

   Lady Sings the Blues (1972)

   Paramount Pictures

   Image: Warner Bros. Cleopatra Jones (1973)

   

   Warner Bros.

   Cleopatra Jones (1973)

   Warner Bros.

   Image: Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)

   

   Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

   The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)

   Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

   Image: 20th Century Fox Claudine (1974)

   

   20th Century Fox

   Claudine (1974)

   20th Century Fox

   Image: American International Pictures Foxy Brown (1974)

   

   American International Pictures

   Foxy Brown (1974)

   American International Pictures

   Image: Universal Pictures Uptown Saturday Night (1974)

   

   Universal Pictures

   Uptown Saturday Night (1974)

   Universal Pictures

   Image: Universal Pictures Car Wash (1976)

   

   Universal Pictures

   Car Wash (1976)

   Universal Pictures

   Image: Warner Bros. Sparkle (1976)

   

   Warner Bros.

   Sparkle (1976)

   Warner Bros.

   Image: ABC Roots (1977)

   

   ABC

   Roots (1977)

   ABC

   Image: Universal Studios The Wiz (1978)

   

   Universal Studios

   The Wiz (1978)

   Universal Studios

   Image: Paramount Pictures 48 Hours (1982)

   

   Paramount Pictures

   48 Hours (1982)

   Paramount Pictures

   Image: Paramount Pictures Trading Places (1983)

   

   Paramount Pictures

   Trading Places (1983)

   Paramount Pictures

   Image: Paramount Pictures Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

   

   Paramount Pictures

   Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

   Paramount Pictures

   Image: Columbia Pictures A Soldier's Story (1984)

   

   Columbia Pictures

   A Soldier's Story (1984)

   Columbia Pictures

   Image: Warner Bros. The Color Purple (1985)

   

   Warner Bros.

   The Color Purple (1985)

   Warner Bros.

   Image: Island Pictures She's Gotta Have It (1986)

   

   Island Pictures

   She's Gotta Have It (1986)

   Island Pictures

   Image: PBS Eyes on the Prize (1987)

   

   PBS

   Eyes on the Prize (1987)

   PBS

   Image: The Samuel Goldwyn Company Hollywood Shuffle (1987)

   

   The Samuel Goldwyn Company

   Hollywood Shuffle (1987)

   The Samuel Goldwyn Company

   Image: Warner Bros. Lethal Weapon (1987)

   

   Warner Bros.

   Lethal Weapon (1987)

   Warner Bros.

   Image: Paramount Pictures Coming to America (1988)

   

   Paramount Pictures

   Coming to America (1988)

   Paramount Pictures

   Image: Universal Pictures Do the Right Thing (1989)

   

   Universal Pictures

   Do the Right Thing (1989)

   Universal Pictures

   Image: Warner Bros. Pictures Driving Miss Daisy (1989)

   

   Warner Bros. Pictures

   Driving Miss Daisy (1989)

   Warner Bros. Pictures

   Image: TriStar Pictures Glory (1989)

   

   TriStar Pictures

   Glory (1989)

   TriStar Pictures

   Image: Warner Bros. Lean on Me (1989)

   

   Warner Bros.

   Lean on Me (1989)

   Warner Bros.

   Image: ABC The Women of Brewster Place (1989)

   

   ABC

   The Women of Brewster Place (1989)

   ABC

   Image: New Line Cinema House Party (1990)

   

   New Line Cinema

   House Party (1990)

   New Line Cinema

   Image: Miramax Films Paris Is Burning (1990)

   

   Miramax Films

   Paris Is Burning (1990)

   Miramax Films

   Image: Columbia Pictures Boyz n the Hood (1991)

   

   Columbia Pictures

   Boyz n the Hood (1991)

   Columbia Pictures

   Image: HBO The Josephine Baker Story (1991)

   

   HBO

   The Josephine Baker Story (1991)

   HBO

   Image: Warner Bros. Pictures New Jack City (1991)

   

   Warner Bros. Pictures

   New Jack City (1991)

   Warner Bros. Pictures

   Image: Paramount Pictures Boomerang (1992)

   

   Paramount Pictures

   Boomerang (1992)

   Paramount Pictures

   Image: Paramount Pictures Bébé's Kids (1992)

   

   Paramount Pictures

   Bébé's Kids (1992)

   Paramount Pictures

   Image: Paramount Pictures Juice (1992)

   

   Paramount Pictures

   Juice (1992)

   Paramount Pictures

   Image: Warner Bros. Pictures Malcolm X (1992)

   

   Warner Bros. Pictures

   Malcolm X (1992)

   Warner Bros. Pictures

   Image: Buena Vista Pictures Sister Act (1992)

   

   Buena Vista Pictures

   Sister Act (1992)

   Buena Vista Pictures

   Image: New Line Cinema Menace II Society (1993)

   

   New Line Cinema

   Menace II Society (1993)

   New Line Cinema

   Image: Columbia Pictures Poetic Justice (1993)

   

   Columbia Pictures

   Poetic Justice (1993)

   Columbia Pictures

   Image: Buena Vista Pictures What's Love Got to Do With It (1993)

   

   Buena Vista Pictures

   What's Love Got to Do With It (1993)

   Buena Vista Pictures

   Image: Fine Line Features Hoop Dreams (1994)

   

   Fine Line Features

   Hoop Dreams (1994)

   Fine Line Features

   Image: Columbia Pictures Bad Boys (1995)

   

   Columbia Pictures

   Bad Boys (1995)

   Columbia Pictures

   Image: TriStar Pictures Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)

   

   TriStar Pictures

   Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)

   TriStar Pictures

   Image: New Line Cinema Friday (1995)

   

   New Line Cinema

   Friday (1995)

   New Line Cinema

   Image: HBO The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)

   

   HBO

   The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)

   HBO

   Image: 20th Century Fox Waiting to Exhale (1995)

   

   20th Century Fox

   Waiting to Exhale (1995)

   20th Century Fox

   Image: Miramax Films Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)

   

   Miramax Films

   Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)

   Miramax Films

   Image: New Line Cinema Set It Off (1996)

   

   New Line Cinema

   Set It Off (1996)

   New Line Cinema

   Image: HBO Films Amistad (1997)

   

   HBO Films

   Amistad (1997)

   HBO Films

   Image: Trimark Pictures Eve’s Bayou (1997)

   

   Trimark Pictures

   Eve’s Bayou (1997)

   Trimark Pictures

   Image: New Line Cinema Love Jones (1997)

   

   New Line Cinema

   Love Jones (1997)

   New Line Cinema

   Image: HBO Miss Evers' Boys (1997)

   

   HBO

   Miss Evers' Boys (1997)

   HBO

   Image: 20th Century Fox Soul Food (1997)

   

   20th Century Fox

   Soul Food (1997)

   20th Century Fox

   Image: HBO Documentary 4 Little Girls (1997)

   

   HBO Documentary

   4 Little Girls (1997)

   HBO Documentary

   Image: Columbia Pictures School Daze (1998)

   

   Columbia Pictures

   School Daze (1998)

   Columbia Pictures

   Image: Buena Vista Pictures Beloved (1998)

   

   Buena Vista Pictures

   Beloved (1998)

   Buena Vista Pictures

   Image: 20th Century Fox How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)

   

   20th Century Fox

   How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)

   20th Century Fox

   Image: Hallmark Entertainment The Temptations (1998)

   

   Hallmark Entertainment

   The Temptations (1998)

   Hallmark Entertainment

   Image: Universal Pictures The Best Man (1999)

   

   Universal Pictures

   The Best Man (1999)

   Universal Pictures

   Image: Future Film/Home Box Office A Lesson Before Dying (1999)

   

   Future Film/Home Box Office

   A Lesson Before Dying (1999)

   Future Film/Home Box Office

   Image: HBO Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999)

   

   HBO

   Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999)

   HBO

   Image: New Line Cinema Bamboozled (2000)

   

   New Line Cinema

   Bamboozled (2000)

   New Line Cinema

   Image: New Line Cinema Love & Basketball (2000)

   

   New Line Cinema

   Love & Basketball (2000)

   New Line Cinema

   Image: Warner Bros. Pictures Training Day (2001)

   

   Warner Bros. Pictures

   Training Day (2001)

   Warner Bros. Pictures

   Image: Paramount Pictures Save the Last Dance (2001)

   

   Paramount Pictures

   Save the Last Dance (2001)

   Paramount Pictures

   Image: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Barbershop (2002)

   

   Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

   Barbershop (2002)

   Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

   Image: Miramax Films City of God (2002)

   

   Miramax Films

   City of God (2002)

   Miramax Films

   Image: 20th Century Fox Drumline (2002)

   

   20th Century Fox

   Drumline (2002)

   20th Century Fox

   Image: New Line Cinema John Q (2002)

   

   New Line Cinema

   John Q (2002)

   New Line Cinema

   Image: Miramax Films Paid in Full (2002)

   

   Miramax Films

   Paid in Full (2002)

   Miramax Films

   Image: Paramount Classics Hustle & Flow (2005)

   

   Paramount Classics

   Hustle & Flow (2005)

   Paramount Classics

   Image: Warner Bros. Pictures ATL (2006)

   

   Warner Bros. Pictures

   ATL (2006)

   Warner Bros. Pictures

   Image: DreamWorks Pictures Dreamgirls (2006)

   

   DreamWorks Pictures

   Dreamgirls (2006)

   DreamWorks Pictures

   Image: Columbia Pictures The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

   

   Columbia Pictures

   The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

   Columbia Pictures

   Image: Universal Pictures American Gangster (2007)

   

   Universal Pictures

   American Gangster (2007)

   Universal Pictures

   Image: Rainforest Films/Screen Gems Stomp the Yard (2007)

   

   Rainforest Films/Screen Gems

   Stomp the Yard (2007)

   Rainforest Films/Screen Gems

   Image: Fox Searchlight Pictures The Secret Life of Bees (2008)

   

   Fox Searchlight Pictures

   The Secret Life of Bees (2008)

   Fox Searchlight Pictures

   Image: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures The Princess and the Frog (2009)

   

   Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

   The Princess and the Frog (2009)

   Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

   Image: Lionsgate Precious (2009)

   

   Lionsgate

   Precious (2009)

   Lionsgate

   Image: Lionsgate For Colored Girls (2010)

   

   Lionsgate

   For Colored Girls (2010)

   Lionsgate

   Image: Fox Searchlight Pictures Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

   

   Fox Searchlight Pictures

   Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

   Fox Searchlight Pictures

   Image: Screen Gems Think Like a Man (2012)

   

   Screen Gems

   Think Like a Man (2012)

   Screen Gems

   Image: Fox Searchlight Pictures 12 Years a Slave (2013)

   

   Fox Searchlight Pictures

   12 Years a Slave (2013)

   Fox Searchlight Pictures

   Image: Warner Bros. Pictures 42 (2013)

   

   Warner Bros. Pictures

   42 (2013)

   Warner Bros. Pictures

   Image: The Weinstein Company The Butler (2013)

   

   The Weinstein Company

   The Butler (2013)

   The Weinstein Company

   Image: Duly Noted/Homegrown Pictures/Code Red Films Dear White People (2014)

   

   Duly Noted/Homegrown Pictures/Code Red Films

   Dear White People (2014)

   Duly Noted/Homegrown Pictures/Code Red Films

   Image: Paramount Pictures Selma (2014)

   

   Paramount Pictures

   Selma (2014)

   Paramount Pictures

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