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I Am Not Your Negro

  • 20162016
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 33m
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James Baldwin in I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel "Remember This House."
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Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.
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22K
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    • Raoul Peck
    • James Baldwin(writings)
    • Raoul Peck(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Samuel L. Jackson(voice)
    • James Baldwin(archive footage)
    • Martin Luther King(archive footage)
    • Raoul Peck
    • James Baldwin(writings)
    • Raoul Peck(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Samuel L. Jackson(voice)
    • James Baldwin(archive footage)
    • Martin Luther King(archive footage)
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    • 97User reviews
    • 213Critic reviews
    • 95Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Samuel L. Jackson
    Samuel L. Jackson
    • Narration
    • (voice)
    James Baldwin
    James Baldwin
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Martin Luther King
    Martin Luther King
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Malcolm X
    Malcolm X
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Medgar Evers
    Medgar Evers
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Robert F. Kennedy
    Robert F. Kennedy
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Harry Belafonte
    Harry Belafonte
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Paul Weiss
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Dick Cavett
    Dick Cavett
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    H. Rap Brown
    H. Rap Brown
    • Self - Black Panther Party
    • (archive footage)
    Bob Dylan
    Bob Dylan
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Leander Perez
    • Self - White Citizens Council
    • (archive footage)
    Sidney Poitier
    Sidney Poitier
    • Various Roles
    • (archive footage)
    Ray Charles
    Ray Charles
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Doris Day
    Doris Day
    • Various Roles
    • (archive footage)
    Gary Cooper
    Gary Cooper
    • Frank Flannagan
    • (archive footage)
    Tony Curtis
    Tony Curtis
    • John 'Joker' Jackson
    • (archive footage)
    Clinton Rosemond
    • Tump Redwine (clip from They Won't Forget (1937))
    • (archive footage)
      • Raoul Peck
      • James Baldwin(writings)
      • Raoul Peck(scenario)
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    • Trivia
      The film is based on James Baldwin's 30-page unfinished manuscript for a novel. In a way, it "finishes" the work by incorporating other interviews and writings by Baldwin, and expanding on the themes through archival footage.
    • Quotes

      James Baldwin: Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it has been faced. History is not the past. It is the present. We carry our history with us. We are our history. If we pretend otherwise, we literally are criminals.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Oscars (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      The Ballad of Birmingham
      Written by Jerry Moore, Dudley Randall

      © Melody Trails

      Performed by the Tennessee State University Students (2006)

      Music and Arrangement by Bransen Edwards

      Piano by Steve Conn

      Vocals by Santayana Harris & Kameka Word

      Courtesy of Dr. Robert R. Bradley

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    Captivating
    This documentary tells the story of the horrible history of the United States of America just decades ago, when the law and the public openly allowed horrifying discrimination based on race. Three individuals who spoke out against this terrible and sustained crime against equality were murdered. This documentary focuses on these three brave souls who met their untimely death.

    It is almost out of this world to see how discrimination and abuse happened as if it was normal. The archival footage are plentiful and very well selected in this documentary. What people said in front of camera in support of discrimination was horrific. I could not believe there was even someone singing about the murder of the African American activist.

    This documentary captivates my attention and evokes my emotions.
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    • Release date
      • February 17, 2017 (United States)
      • France
      • United States
      • Belgium
      • Switzerland
    • Official sites
      • Belgian co-production's official site
      • French distribution's official site
      • English
      • French
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      • Velvet Film
      • Velvet Films
      • Artémis Productions
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    • 1 hour 33 minutes
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      • Black and White

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