Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
Release Date: 1986-01-01
Runtime: 58 min
Genre(s): documentary
Director: William Greaves
Producer(s): William Greaves
Production Country: United States of America
Original Language: English
Overview:
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.
Cast:
Crew:
William Greaves (Camera Operator), William Greaves (Director), William Greaves (Producer), William Greaves (Editor), Louise Archambault (Co-Producer), David Greaves (Associate Producer), Jimmy Macdonald (Associate Producer), David Greaves (Sound), William Greaves (Writer), Gary Winter (Sound Editor), William Greaves (Cinematography)