Anti-Racist Resources
Film At Pacific
You can place holds on DVDs and pick them up at the Tran Library (Forest Grove) or the Hillsboro campus library. Learn more about accessing physical materials here: https://www.lib.pacificu.edu/borrow/from-pacific/
To see a continuously updated list of Pacific-licensed streaming videos on a variety of topics, visit the Virtual Media Center.
Eyes on the PrizeCall Number: Forest Grove Video Collection E185.615 .E943 2006ISBN: 0793692628Publication Date: 2006"Vols. 1-3 tell the story of America's civil rights years from 1954 to 1965; vols. 4-7 examine the new America from 1966 to 1985, from community power to the human alienation of urban poverty.
A comprehensive history of the people, the stories, the events and the issues of the civil rights struggle in the United States from the mid 1950's to the mid 1980's." -Summary.- I Am Not Your NegroCall Number: Forest Grove Video Collection PN1995.9.D6 I36 2017ISBN: 631684672XPublication Date: 2017"Using James Baldwin's unfinished final manuscript, Remember This House, this documentary follows the lives and successive assassinations of three of the author's friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., delving into the legacy of these iconic figures and narrating historic events using Baldwin's original words and a flood of rich archival material. An up-to-the-minute examination of race in America, this film is a journey into black history that connects the past of the Civil Rights movement to the present of #BlackLivesMatter." -From publisher.
- LovingCall Number: Forest Grove Video Collection PN1997.2 .L68 2017ISBN: 6316753004Publication Date: 2017"The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple, whose challenge of their anti-miscegenation arrest for their marriage in Virginia led to a legal battle that would end at the US Supreme Court." -From summary.
Malcolm X by Call Number: Forest Grove Video Collection PN1997 .M348 2005ISBN: 0790792214Publication Date: 2005- QuestCall Number: Forest Grove Video Collection E185.61 .Q47 2018ISBN: 1020252514"The moving portrait of the Rainey family living in North Philadelphia. Beginning at the dawn of the Obama presidency, Christopher "Quest" Rainey, and his wife, Christine'a "Ma Quest" raise a family while nurturing a community of hip-hop artists in their home music studio. It's a safe space where all are welcome, but this creative sanctuary can't always shield them from the strife that grips their neighborhood." -From summary.
- Selma byCall Number: Forest Grove Video Collection E185.97.K5 S456 2015ISBN: 6315915965Publication Date: 2015"Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s historical struggle to secure voting rights for all people. A dangerous and terrifying campaign that culminated with an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1964." -From summary.
- Whose Streets? byCall Number: Forest Grove Video Collection HV6483.F47 W4674 2017Publication Date: 2017"Told by the activists and leaders who live and breathe this movement for justice, Whose Streets? is an unflinching look at the Ferguson uprising." -From publisher.
- Blindspotting byCall Number: Forest Grove Video Collection PN1997.2 .B55 2018ISBN: 6317405654Publication Date: 2018" Collin must make it through his final three days of probation for a chance at a new beginning. He and his trouble-making childhood best friend, Miles, work as movers, and when Collin witnesses a police shooting, the two men's friendship is tested as they grapple with identity and their changed realities in the rapidly-gentrifying neighborhood they grew up in." -From summary.
- If Beale Street Could Talk byCall Number: Forest Grove Video Collection PN1997.2 .I3 2019ISBN: 9786317613232Publication Date: 2019Adaptation of the novel by James Baldwin. "A timeless love story set in early 1970s Harlem involving newly engaged nineteen-year-old Tish and her fiancé Fonny who have a beautiful future ahead. But their plans are derailed when Fonny is arrested for a crime he did not commit. Now the pair and their families must fight for justice in the name of love and the promise of the American dream." -From summary.
- Just Mercy byCall Number: Forest Grove Video Collection PN1997.2 .J87 2019Publication Date: 2019"A powerful and thought-provoking true story follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or who were not afforded proper representation, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley. One of his first and most incendiary cases is that of Walter McMillian." -From summary.
Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise by Call Number: Forest Grove Video Collection E185 .B547 2016ISBN: 9781627898065Publication Date: 2016Also available as streaming video.
"Henry Louis Gates, Jr. embarks on a deeply personal journey through the last fifty years of African American history. Joined by leading scholars, celebrities, and a dynamic cast of people who shaped these years, Gates travels from the victories of the civil rights movement up to today, asking profound questions about the state of black America, and our nation as a whole." -From summary.- LA 92 byCall Number: Forest Grove Video Collection F869.L89 N39 2017Publication Date: 2017"Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests and violence in Los Angeles, LA 92 immerses viewers in that tumultuous period through stunning and rarely seen footage. Produced by Oscar winner Simon Chinn and Emmy winner Jonathan Chinn and directed by Oscar winners Dan Lindsay and TJ Martin, the film brings a fresh perspective to a pivotal moment." -From publisher.
Walkout by Call Number: Video Collection PN1997.2 .W3552 2006ISBN: 0783142293Publication Date: 2006Based on a true story, the film describes how L.A.'s public schools treat Mexican-American students in 1968, with a mixture of negligence, apathy, and occasional cruelty. Graduation rates are low, students caught speaking Spanish in class are paddled on the spot, they are denied access to bathrooms at lunch. Paula Crisostomo is smart and gets good grades, but when she attends a student leadership conference at a wealthy Westside facility, she begins to see the bigger cultural picture. With inspiration from a sympathetic young teacher, Sal Castro, Paula becomes a major force in organizing huge walkouts from five East L.A. schools.
"Based on true events, honor student Paula Crisostomo organizes a peaceful walkout to protest discrimination against Mexican-Americans in her school system." -From summary.
Further Viewing
Find more films in the following ways:
- Conduct an Advanced Search in the library catalog for the following subjects, then filter your results to your desired format:
- Anti-racism
- Racism -- United States
- United States -- Race relations
- White privilege
- Race discrimination -- Political aspects -- United States
- Racism -- Political aspects -- United States
- Multiculturalism -- United States
- [Credit for subject headings list: Simmons University Library]
- Access DVDs and streaming content from your local public library. In Oregon, here are some resources for obtaining a library card that will let you access DVDs, and possibly streaming content:
- Is there a film or show that you think we should buy? Let us know and we will research your request and get back to you!