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Poll: Historically Black Films

Pay tribute to these historic tales of Black Americans, both real and imagined. Which tells the most interesting story?

Discuss the list here

* not biopics, but covering more than just one person's story + please note, the non-inclusion of Hidden Figures was an unintentional error

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