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South to Black Power

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On the eve of last year's midterm elections, Charles M. Blow, New York Times columnist and best-selling author of "The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto," sets off across the country on a personal journey to test his theory on Black Liberation, which involves a daring strategy for Black Americans to move to the southern states to control southern legislatures and gain greater political power. Conversing with politicians, historians, community activists, colleagues, friends, and family members, Blow challenges Black Americans to disrupt the status quo by affecting change at the polls through reverse migration and gain control over states that already have the highest percentages of Black residents. SOUTH TO BLACK POWER also takes us on a journey through Blow's personal story, from his childhood in Louisiana to his relentless commitment to racial justice, revealing the hard-won truths that illuminate his vision for the future. As the returns from the midterm elections roll in, Blow watches, acknowledging the gains, but also reflects on the possibility that a historic political transformation in the South might not come in his lifetime.
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Lisa Kennedy New York Times 11/30/2023
In a nice bit of journalistic even-handedness, several of Blow’s interviewees are not entirely convinced by his thesis, or they believe there are other paths to political gains. Go to Full Review John Fink The Film Stage 11/28/2023
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In their sprawling, often engaging adaptation of the book, Pollard and Smith have taken a work of political science and made it quite personal. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Sam Pollard

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Llewellyn M. Smith

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Charles M. Blow

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R.J. Cutler

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Elise Pearlstein

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Sam Pollard

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Synopsis On the eve of last year's midterm elections, Charles M. Blow, New York Times columnist and best-selling author of "The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto," sets off across the country on a personal journey to test his theory on Black Liberation, which involves a daring strategy for Black Americans to move to the southern states to control southern legislatures and gain greater political power. Conversing with politicians, historians, community activists, colleagues, friends, and family members, Blow challenges Black Americans to disrupt the status quo by affecting change at the polls through reverse migration and gain control over states that already have the highest percentages of Black residents. SOUTH TO BLACK POWER also takes us on a journey through Blow's personal story, from his childhood in Louisiana to his relentless commitment to racial justice, revealing the hard-won truths that illuminate his vision for the future. As the returns from the midterm elections roll in, Blow watches, acknowledging the gains, but also reflects on the possibility that a historic political transformation in the South might not come in his lifetime.
Director
Sam Pollard, Llewellyn M. Smith
Producer
R.J. Cutler, Elise Pearlstein, Sam Pollard, Kelly Thomson
Distributor
Max
Production Co
HBO Documentary Films, This Machine
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 28, 2023
Runtime
1h 29m
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