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  • The History Makers (2005)
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    Video | 60 min | Documentary
The History Makers (2005)
Not Rated
Video | 60 min | Documentary

This installment of the Russell Simmons Higher Self series profiles a collection of notable African-American figures whose efforts to challenge the status quo and end inequality altered the course of American history forever. Among those ...See moreThis installment of the Russell Simmons Higher Self series profiles a collection of notable African-American figures whose efforts to challenge the status quo and end inequality altered the course of American history forever. Among those featured in this inspirational program are acclaimed poet-author Nikki Giovanni, blues legend B.B. King, civil rights icon Angela Davis, former presidential adviser Vernon Jordan and actor-activist Harry Belafonte. See less
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Feb 15, 2005 (United States)

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Bob Beamon
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Lerone Bennett
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Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
Self (as Yvonne B. Burke) Self (as Yvonne B. Burke)   See fewer
Belva Davis
Self (as Belva Davis Moore) Self (as Belva Davis Moore)   See fewer
Benjamin Hooks
Self (as Rev. Benjamin L. Hooks) Self (as Rev. Benjamin L. Hooks)   See fewer
Alvin F. Poussaint
Self (as Alvin F. Poussaint M.D.) Self (as Alvin F. Poussaint M.D.)   See fewer
Al Sharpton
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