American Experience · SEASON 7
Midnight Ramble
Episode 6 · 1994-10-26
- Documentary
Episode overview
The little-known story of a black independent film industry that thrived outside of Hollywood and produced close to 500 feature movies for African American audiences between 1910 and 1940. Many race movies tackled some of the difficult social issues that confronted black urban society: alcoholism, crime, morality, class conflict, even racism and lynching, setting the stage for today's independent black cinema movement.
55 minutes
Season 7 episodes
1. FDR (1): The Center of the World (1882-1921)1994-10-12
2. FDR (2): Fear Itself (1922-1933)1992-10-12
3. FDR (3): The Grandest Job in the World (1933-1940)1994-10-13
4. FDR (4): The Juggler (1940-1945)1994-10-13
5. Telegrams from the Dead1994-10-19
6. Midnight Ramble1994-10-26
7. Battle of the Bulge1994-11-09
10. One Woman, One Vote1995-02-15
11. The Way West (1): Westward, the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (1845-1864)1995-05-08
12. The Way West (2): The Approach of Civilization (1865-1869)1995-05-09
13. The Way West (3): The War for the Black Hills (1870-1876)1995-05-16
14. The Way West (4): Ghost Dance (1877-1893)1995-05-17
