6 Films on Black History, 1920s - 1960s

Including powerful documentary on Emmett Till. Excerpts here.

PBS is highlighting half a dozen films available for streaming that depict experiences of black people from the 1920s through the 1960s. Among them: Freedom Riders (of the 1960s); The Murder of Emmett Till (in 1955); The Fight, “what some have called “the most important sporting event in history” — the rematch between African American heavyweight Joe Lo…