Directed by Jeff Kanew • 1972 • United States
In 1971, a parade of African American cowboys rode into Harlem for a one-of-a-kind event: New York City’s first-ever Black rodeo. This remarkable, rarely-seen documentary offers a vivid, firsthand look at this unique cultural moment, which, for many of its enthralled spectators, redefined what a cowboy could look like. Among the luminaries on hand are Muhammad Ali—who rides a horse up 125th Street—and western icon Woody Strode, who speaks to the unsung history of Black cowboys in America.
Directed by Sidney Poitier • 1972 • United States
Starring Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, Ruby Dee
Civil War veteran Buck (Sidney Poitier) has signed on to guide a wagon train of newly freed slaves moving to claim homesteads in the west. Along with Buck’s wife, Ruth (Ruby Dee), who works tirel...
Directed by Martin Goldman • 1972 • United States
Starring Fred Williamson, D’Urville Martin, Don Pedro Colley
“I’m a free man, and I’ll die a free man.” After he kills a white man in self-defense, the enslaved Charley (professional football player turned actor Fred Williamson) heads west with h...
Directed by Gordon Parks Jr. • 1974 • United States
Starring Max Julien, Vonetta McGee, George Murdock
Blaxploitation’s answer to BONNIE AND CLYDE follows the exploits of early-twentieth-century bounty hunter Thomasine (Vonetta McGee) and the bandit Bushrod (Max Julien), who, after they rekindle...
