A report on the National Black Political Convention held in Gary, Indiana, in 1972, a historic event that gathered Black voices from across the political spectrum, among them Jesse Jackson, Dick Gregory, Coretta Scott King, Richard Hatcher, Amiri Baraka, Charles Diggs, and H. Carl McCall.
Directed by William Greaves
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Cast
Sidney Poitier
Self - Narrator
Amiri Baraka
Self
Coretta Scott King
Self
Dick Gregory
Self
Jesse Jackson
Self
Bobby Seale
Self
Harry Belafonte
Self
Isaac Hayes
Self
Richard Roundtree
Self
Crew
William Greaves
Director
Amiri Baraka
Writer
Langston Hughes
Writer
William Greaves
Writer
William Greaves
Editor
Jane Fonda
Producer
William Greaves
Producer
Sandra Schulberg
Producer
William Greaves
Cinematography
Popular Reviews
3 reviews
carter canfield
7.0★ · 02/04/25
Insane how little has actually changed since this
Insane how little has actually changed since this
Jacob Dickens
7.0★ · 02/23/21
Blockbuster speech after blockbuster speech. Enthralling, frustrating, necessary.
Blockbuster speech after blockbuster speech. Enthralling, frustrating, necessary.
