The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
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Examines the evolution of the Black Power Movement in US society from 1967 to 1975. It features footage of the movement shot by Swedish journalists in the United States during that period and includes the appearances of Angela Davis, Bobby Seale, Huey P. Newton, Eldridge Cleaver, and other activists, artists, and leaders central to the movement.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2011-04-01
Runtime: 100 mins
Director: Göran Olsson
Writer: Göran Olsson
Spoken language: English, svenska
Genres: Documentary, History
Original title: The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
Production Companies: Louverture Films, Story AB, SVT
Production Countries: United States of America, Sweden
Cast
Abiodun Oyewole
Talib Kweli
Angela Davis
Harry Belafonte
Kwame Ture
Erykah Badu
Sonia Sánchez
Kathleen Cleaver
Bobby Seale
Robin Kelley
John Forte
Melvin Van Peebles
Kenny Gamble
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