The Black Rock AKA Black Alcatraz (2009)

A Documentary feature about the African-American experience at Alcatraz, the first super-maximum security prison from the 1930's to the 1960's. "The Black Rock" examines the lives of the black prisoners who played an important role in the history of Alcatraz. told through the eyes of Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson, A notorious Harlem gangster and godfather, also known as the black Al Capone; Robert Lipscomb, A convicted counterfeiter turned prison activist, who fought against racism and segregation, and William "TY" Martin, an inmate involved in a daring mastermind escape from the confines of Alcatraz. "The Black Rock" presents a fresh new perspective and adds to the history of this feared island prison known as Alcatraz.