Crowdfunding Video: Pushing the Rock
What if history class hit you in the heart—and left you humming?
Pushing the Rock is a musical documentary about the people who’ve fought systemic racism in America—and how their stories still matter. This film brings together historians, musicians, and truth-tellers to connect the past to the present through interviews, original music, and a bold sense of urgency.
It’s not a lecture. It’s not a history quiz. It’s a rallying cry in rhythm.
Featuring Brigadier General Enoch Woodhouse of the Tuskegee Airmen, historian Dr. Manisha Sinha, Dr. Kathy Bullock on spirituals, and original and traditional performances from Sule Greg Wilson, Pushing the Rock is a story of resistance and reckoning told through sound and soul.
You can help finish the film. You can secure a place for your name in the credits—or more. You can be part of the community that tells history through primary sources and personal stories, bringing this message to life.
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Above is a preview of the campaign video that explains the crowdfunding project. Below is a transcript of the video.
TRANSCRIPT:
“I’m Brigadier General Enoch Woodhouse II, JD. I’m a lawyer by trade, a Tuskegee Airman by avocation, and a Black man in America is my life.”
Pushing the Rock is a documentary film about systemic racism, told through stories of everyday American heroes. It’s the inevitable evolution of our award-winning films, which were both featured in the Black History Film Festivals in Atlanta and Washington, D.C.
A lot of people haven’t been taught the history and effects of systemic racism in the U.S., so they have trouble seeing a path forward. We’re teaching history inclusively—using music and personal stories— not to make viewers feel bad, but to help them recognize what’s happening and spark action.
Dr. Manisha Sinha: “Ida B. Wells was a newspaper editor from Memphis, Tennessee. She was a Black woman, and she edited her own newspaper.”
“She was a child of Reconstruction. Her father had been a member of the Union League, and she had been educated in Freedmen’s Bureau schools before she became a schoolteacher.”
“She went on to write pamphlets against lynching and began her famous anti-lynching crusade.”
Systemic racism isn’t something that used to be a problem and then went away. It’s very much alive and well in the 21st century. History and truth are currently under attack—and so are people, civility, and democracy.
If you’re feeling a little overwhelmed, afraid, or angry, and unsure how to stand up to it—
SULE GREG WILSON (singing): “If we stand together strong, we’ll feel the power in our song…”
You’re invited to fight back. The choice is clear:
“So bring our hands together, we won’t go back.”
“We won’t go back.”
Forward or backwards.
“We won’t go back.”
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