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Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?

Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1986

Runtime

0h 58m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

60%

Original Title

Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?

Director

William Greaves

Description

The film questions whether the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s effectively changed the Black community, and American society more widely, and examines the notion of Black power itself. Greaves interviewed major Black leaders, such as Franklin Thomas, Clifton Wharton Jr., Eleanor Holmes Norton, and Lerone Bennett Jr. to present a candid take on issues within the African American community, revealing wider societal problems in America at large.