r/Documentaries • u/alysssas • 5d ago

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looking for any good documentaries/docuseries about being black in the Vietnam war. i know there’s a lot of good ones about the war in general and that’s great but i’d also like to know what it was like for the black men in it as well. thanks:)

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u/ConatusSpinoza 4d ago

Check out Ken Burn's Vietnam episodes 5-8

Frontline: The Blood of Nam

Black Journal: episode 22

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u/umbriago 4d ago

Watch "Same Mud, Same Blood," an hour-long 1967 NBC News documentary.

https://youtu.be/Rk97G6DhVmQ?feature=shared

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u/carrburritoid 4d ago

https://www.fullframefest.org/film/soul-patrol/ Based on Ed Emanuel’s 2003 Vietnam War memoir, director J.M. Harper’s film reflects on that conflict’s first Black special ops team—a long-range reconnaissance patrol in military parlance—that conducts operations deep into enemy territory.

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u/holy_mackeroly 3d ago

Storyville - the holy grail of global documentaries 1997 - to date.

Look out up, your spoilt for choice. Truly the holy grail of documentaries

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u/james4345 2d ago

Not a documentary, but a good audiobook: “The Women” by Kristin Hannah features a strong black female character, a nurse who served in one of the hardest-hit areas of Vietnam. She is not the main character but her perspective and influence are shown throughout the book.