Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America: Season 1

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Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America

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PBS | Season Premiere Date: October 13, 2020

Summary: The documentary directed by Gretchen Sorin and Ric Burns looks at the freedoms and the discrimination faced by African Americans as cars became a major fixture of American lives.

Genre(s): Movie/Mini-Series, Documentary

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IndieWire Tambay Obenson

Oct 13, 2020

It’s a thorough history of the effort to restrict and shame Black mobility, and it’s a must-watch. Read full review

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Verne Gay

Oct 13, 2020

"Driving" is cool, methodical and comprehensive, but does leave open that one question: How would you feel? ... Essential viewing. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Oct 13, 2020

An extremely rich and detailed PBS documentary, exploring the long history of restrictions on Black movement, from slavery through the present. As part of that journey, the two-hour film addresses not only modern-day issues of policing but deeper ones about the American Dream denied. Read full review

Daniel Fienberg

Oct 13, 2020

Driving While Black is very good and does what a good dissertation or grad school essay should do: take some information you probably know and some details you probably didn't know, and reframe them within an argument that starts small but grows to encompass the entire history of the country. Read full review

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KayVinceClear

Oct 20, 2020

An honest perspective from the people effected by the ongoing legacy of racisms. if you are already aware of your history. most of this won't be a surprise. what is interesting is considering the actual economic tolls. This show serves as a reminder of how Americans have and continue to getAn honest perspective from the people effected by the ongoing legacy of racisms. if you are already aware of your history. most of this won't be a surprise. what is interesting is considering the actual economic tolls. This show serves as a reminder of how Americans have and continue to get in their own way of making America great.

I see the trolls have already began their campaign of bombing any show that makes them question what they were taught, or not taught. wanna know if a review id legitimate or just a troll account look at what else they disliked. cause most of them don't actually like anything.… Expand

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Osmann

Oct 24, 2020

Another left-wing propaganda film. Do not bother reading the critic reviews, due to politically correct mindset they Must rate this highly even though it's mind-numbing garbage.

1 of 2 users found this helpful11