LOWNDES COUNTY AND THE ROAD TO BLACK POWER (2022)
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Title: LOWNDES COUNTY AND THE ROAD TO BLACK POWER (2022)
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Original title: Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power Director: Geeta Gandbhir |
TRAILER of the film: Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power Artists: Ella Baker, Stokely Carmichael, Martin Luther King |
Synopsis:
In the mid-1960s, Lowndes County, Alabama had zero registered Black voters despite an 80% Black population. Through first person accounts and searing archival footage, this documentary chronicles the citizens’ movement and young Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) organizers led by Stokely Carmichael who risked their lives for Black voting rights.
Released: 02/12/2022 (Usa)