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Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story

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Boogie Man is a comprehensive look at political strategist, racist, and former Republican National Convention Committee chairman, Lee Atwater, who reinvigorated the Republican Party’s Southern Strategy to increase political support among white voters in the South by appealing to racism against African Americans. He mentored Karl Rove and George W. Bush and played a key role in the elections of Reagan and George H.W. Bush.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 2008-09-26

Runtime: 86 mins

Director: Stefan Forbes

Writer: Stefan Forbes

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story

Production Companies: InterPositive Media

Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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