Ben Chaney, center, in the car on the way to his brother's funeral, August 1964, Mississippi.
Credit: Bill Eppridge/PBS
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'Driving While Black' ties mobility restrictions of the past directly to the present
"Driving While Black" has a specific modern meaning. "Driving While Black: Space, Race and Mobility in America" turns out to be an extremely rich and detailed PBS documentary, exploring the long history of restrictions on Black movement, from slavery through the present. As part of that journey, the two-hour film addresses not only modern-day issues of policing but deeper ones about the American Dream denied.
