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  • Welsh actor Adam O'Brian is a white male lying on a bed, wearing a hooded jacket—playing Fredric Bourdin. From Bart Layton’s ‘The Imposter.’ Photo by Erik Wilson.
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    By Chico Colvard

    Playback: Bart Layton's 'The Imposter'

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  • Boxer Muhammad Ali is a Black man in a blue shirt with a denim jacket . He is being arrested by a white policeman.From Leon Gast’s 'When We Were Kings.' Courtesy of The Criterion Collection.
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    Playback: Leon Gast's 'When We Were Kings'

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  • Tires burning in the middle of the road, two Indian police officers are walking by with batons in hand and crowd watching on the side of the road
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    Anand Patwardhan's 'Jai Bhim Comrade'

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    Adam Curtis’ 'It Felt Like a Kiss'

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    'Eyes on the Prize': Episode 6: Bridge to Freedom'

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    Chris Marker and Pierre Lhomme's 'Le Joli Mai'

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    Julia Pesce's 'Nosotras Ellas'

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    Playback: Ross McElwee's 'Sherman's March'

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    Brian Hill's "Songbirds"

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