Film showcases historically black colleges and universities
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NEW YORK --- Filmmaker Stanley Nelson knew he wanted to tell a story about the nation's historically black colleges and universities --- not just about individual HBCUs, many of which have their own celebrated histories, but about what they collectively haveFilm showcases historically black colleges and universities
NEW YORK --- Filmmaker Stanley Nelson knew he wanted to tell a story about the nation's historically black colleges and universities --- not just about individual HBCUs, many of which have their own celebrated histories, but about what they collectively have meant to black people. And in making the documentary «Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities,» Nelson said, something quickly became clear: HBCUs never were just about learning what was in books. From their beginnings in the years after the Civil War, the nation's HBCUs have been driving forces for African-American economic and political advancement. "As we were making the film, it became for ...Keep on reading: Film showcases historically black colleges and universities Read more