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All Power to the People!

1996·History·1h 44m
7.1
★
Using government documents, archive footage and direct interviews with activists and former FBI/CIA officers, All Power to the People documents the history of race relations and the Civil Rights Movement in the United States during the 1960s and 70s. Covering the history of slavery, civil-rights activists, political assassinations and exploring the methods used to divide and destroy key figures of movements by government forces, the film then contrasts into Reagan-Era events, privacy threats from new technologies and the failure of the “War on Drugs”, forming a comprehensive view of the goals, aspirations and ultimate demise of the Civil Rights Movement…
Directed by Lee Lew Lee
civil rights
cointel pro
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Cast

Mumia Abu-Jamal
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Self
Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks
Self (archive footage)
Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando
Self (archive footage)
David Brinkley
David Brinkley
Self (archive footage)
Elaine Brown
Elaine Brown
Self (archive footage)
H. Rap Brown
H. Rap Brown
Self (archive footage)
Kwame Ture
Kwame Ture
Self (archive footage)
Eldridge Cleaver
Eldridge Cleaver
Self (archive footage)
William Colby
William Colby
Self (archive footage)
Kathleen Cleaver
Kathleen Cleaver
Self
Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite
Self (archive footage)
Fred Hampton
Fred Hampton
Self (archive footage)

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va24mar
va24mar
8.0★ · 02/10/25
All Power to the People!
1996 | Documentary
“Revolution is, first of all, change. Personal change, personal transformation. Revolution is not a word to be afraid of, because revolution is ultimately the most natural thing in the universe. Revolution is speaking truth to power. It is people recognizing their historical identity and their future duty and necessity to transform this reality into a better reality.”

”All Power to the People!” is a fantastic documentary exploring the history of the civil rights and black liberation movement of the 60s and 70s, with particular focus on the Black Panthers, and the disastrous effects COINTELPRO had on it. It goes beyond that and also explores the related struggles directly influenced by the Panther’s like those of AIM, the Young Lords, the Young Patriots, the Brown Berets and the Red Guard as well as addressing the issue of political prisoners. An issue still relevant today.

While it heavily relies on talking heads and interviews, hearing all the activists and revolutionaries and former BPP members talk is invaluable. It is a very informative documentary that manages to paint a clear portrait of the importance of revolution and the incredibly vile and evil entity the US is and always has been. If you know about COINTELPRO, the methods described in this won’t surprise you, but they’ll still disgust and enrage you.

A great documentary that delivers valuable information and insight.
1996 | Documentary
“Revolution is, first of all, change. Personal change, personal transformation. Revolution is not a word to be afraid of, because revolution is ultimately the most natural thing in the universe. Revolution is speaking truth to power. It is people recognizing their historical identity and their future duty and necessity to transform this reality into a better reality.”

”All Power to the People!” is a fantastic documentary exploring the history of the civil rights and black liberation movement of the 60s and 70s, with particular focus on the Black Panthers, and the disastrous effects COINTELPRO had on it. It goes beyond that and also explores the related struggles directly influenced by the Panther’s like those of AIM, the Young Lords, the Young Patriots, the Brown Berets and the Red Guard as well as addressing the issue of political prisoners. An issue still relevant today.

While it heavily relies on talking heads and interviews, hearing all the activists and revolutionaries and former BPP members talk is invaluable. It is a very informative documentary that manages to paint a clear portrait of the importance of revolution and the incredibly vile and evil entity the US is and always has been. If you know about COINTELPRO, the methods described in this won’t surprise you, but they’ll still disgust and enrage you.

A great documentary that delivers valuable information and insight.
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