The Best Civil Rights Documentaries

War & Military - 12 free documentaries about civil rights.

Start with He Risked His Life Infiltrating Lynch Mobs (114 min, American Experience), then The March on Washington: Keepers of the Dream (44 min, National Geographic). All 12 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on civil rights is The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley.

• He Risked His Life Infiltrating Lynch Mobs (114 min, American Experience)
• The March on Washington: Keepers of the Dream (44 min, National Geographic)
• Remembering MLK Jr.: Legacy of Courage and Inspiration | Dr. Martin Luther King: Enough is Enough (46 min, Real Stories)
• John Lewis Recalls the Bloody Fight for Civil Rights (60 min, American Experience)
• How This Court Case Won Equal Education For Black Students | Thurgood Marshall (22 min, Absolute History)
• Friends of Apartheid (45 min, VPRO Documentary)
• The Incredible Story Of Rosa Parks | Civil Rights Movement (21 min, Absolute History)
• Rosa Parks: A Global Icon Who Stood Up To Tyranny (22 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• The Fight Against Apartheid In South Africa (20 min, Our History)
• Inside Nelson Mandela's Fight Against Apartheid (88 min, Real Stories)
• Flat 13: Facing Down Apartheid (46 min, Real Stories)
• Green Apartheid (35 min, VPRO Documentary)

Top-Rated Books About Civil Rights

1. The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley (4.3/5) - View on Amazon
2. Parting the Waters by Taylor Branch - View on Amazon
3. The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
4. March by John Lewis (4.4/5) - View on Amazon