Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America

Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America

Discover how the advent of the automobile brought new mobility and freedom for African Americans but also exposed them to discrimination and deadly violence, and how that history resonates today.

Documentary

Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America

Rating

8.0/10

Release Date

2020-10-13

Runtime

115 minutes

Status

Released

Cast

Eric Avila

Eric Avila

Self - Professor of History, UCLA

Tamara Banks

Tamara Banks

Self - Journalist

Herb Boyd

Herb Boyd

Self - “Black Detroit” Author

Leah Chase

Leah Chase

Self - Owner, Dooky Chase Restaurant

Spencer Crew

Spencer Crew

Self - Smithsonian Interim Director

Walter Edwards

Walter Edwards

Self - Chairman, Harlem Business Alliance

Lolis Eric Elie

Lolis Eric Elie

Self - Writer

Carolyn Finney

Carolyn Finney

Self - Author

Kathleen Franz

Kathleen Franz

Self - Author

Allyson Hobbs

Allyson Hobbs

Self - Professor of History, Stanford University

Kenneth Jackson

Kenneth Jackson

Self - Professor of History and Social Sciences, Columbia University

Jennifer Reut

Jennifer Reut

Self - Architectural Historian

Videos

Production Companies

Artemis Rising

Artemis Rising

JustFilms / Ford Foundation

JustFilms / Ford Foundation