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2017., Adult, Paramount Call No: BLK DVD Fic Fences Edition: DVD version. Widescreen ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: A black garbage collector named Troy Maxson in 1950s Pittsburgh is bitter that baseball's color barrier was only broken after his own heyday in the Negro Leagues, Maxson is prone to taking out his frustrations on his loved ones.
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2020., Adult, 125, Universal Call No: BLK DVD Fic Harriet Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Based on the thrilling and inspirational life of an iconic American freedom fighter, the movie tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.
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2017., Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Hidden F Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space, NASA found untapped talent in a group of African-American female mathematicians that served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S. history. Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Katherine Johnson crossed all gender, race, and professional lines while their brilliance and desire to dream big, beyond anything ever accomplished before by the human race, firmly cemented them in U.S. history as true American heroes.
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[2017]., Adult, HBO Home Entertainment Call No: BLK DVD Fic Immortal Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Tells the story of Henrietta Lacks, an African-American woman whose cells were used in the 1950s to create the first immortal human cell line resulting in medical breakthroughs.
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2022., Adult, 145, Warner Bros. Call No: DVD NEW BLK Fic King R Edition: Widescreen ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Based on the true story that will inspire the world, follow the journey of Richard Williams, an undeterred father instrumental in raising two of the most extraordinarily gifted athletes of all time, who will end up changing the sport of tennis forever.