Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities (2017)
- HD 1080
- Runtime: 85m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Stanley Nelson
- keywords: college, university, black history, academia
- Production_studio: ITVS, Independent Lens, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, JustFilms / Ford Foundation
- The Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities is featured in the top rankings of 2017
- #38 in Top Documentary Movies of 2017
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.