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.
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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