African American Films

Set in the early 1900s, tells the story of Celie, a poor black Southern woman, whose friendship with two women helps her overcome the brutality of her father and husband.

Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey

The history of blacks in the South as seen through the eyes of a 110-year-old former slave. Based on the novel by Ernest J. Gaines.

Starring: Cicely Tyson