Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities (movie)
- User score: 8.1
- Production country: United States of America
- Producer: Stanley Nelson
- Production companies: ITVS, Independent Lens, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, JustFilms / Ford Foundation
- Genre: Documentary
- Release date: 1/23/2017
- Run time: 85 min.
Movie description
A haven for Black intellectuals, artists and revolutionaries—and path of promise toward the American dream—Black colleges and universities have educated the architects of freedom movements and cultivated leaders in every field. They have been unapologetically Black for 150 years. For the first time ever, their story is told.
