American Revolution 2 (Part 3): Right On
Identifier
F.2005-03-0018
Date Of Production
1969
Abstract
American Revolution II, a Film Group documentary by filmmakers Howard Alk and Mike Gray, charts their journey to a deeper understanding of race relations and the political reality outside of the 1968 student demonstrations at the chaotic Democratic Convention in Chicago. They follow Black Panther Bobby Lee as he attempts to find common cause with the Young Patriots, a group of poor Appalachian migrants trying to organize in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. The seemingly disparate groups find shared social and political objectives that overcome racial differences – police violence, poverty, lack of employment, and poor living conditions. This potential for a cross-racial and interethnic political movement is the movie’s beautiful but unrealized dream. Published in 3 parts.
Run Time
0:30:33
Format
16mm
Extent
1,100 feet
Color
B&W
Sound
Optical
Reel/Tape Number
3/3
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Language Of Materials
English
Element
Print
Genre
Form
Subject
Riots
Poverty
Political conventions
Political Activists
Democratic National Convention (1968: Chicago, Ill.)
Demonstrations
Civil rights
Racism
Poverty
Political conventions
Political Activists
Democratic National Convention (1968: Chicago, Ill.)
Demonstrations
Civil rights
Racism
Related Collections
Related Places
Main Credits
Film Group (is production company)
Gray, Mike (is producer)
Olin, Chuck (is producer)
Alk, Howard (is director)
Cottle, William R. (is producer)
Additional Credits
Film Group (is contributor)
Gray, Mike (is cinematographer)
Alk, Howard (is cinematographer)
Quinn, Gordon (is contributor)
Cullinan, Jones (sound)
Mason, John (sound)
Chuck Olin Associates (sound)
Participants And Performers
Dennett, James A. (is participant)
Alk, Howard (is participant)
Mason, John (is participant)
Diamant, Ralph (is participant)
Daley, Richard J. (is participant)
Geary, Charles (is participant)
Gregory, Dick (is participant)
Rush, Bobby L. (is participant)
Salinger, Pierre (is participant)
Lee, Bobby (is participant)
Cottle, William R. (is participant)
Boykin, Jack "Junebug" (is participant)
Fesperman, William "Preacherman" (is participant)
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