The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011)

7.6/10 100 min Documentary History

Overview

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.

Cast

Abiodun Oyewole

Self (voice)

Talib Kweli

Self (voice)

Angela Davis

Self (voice)

Harry Belafonte

Self (voice)

Kwame Ture

Self (archive footage)

Erykah Badu

Self (voice)

Sonia Sánchez

Self (voice)

Kathleen Cleaver

Self (voice)

Bobby Seale

Self (voice)

Robin Kelley

Self (voice)

John Forte

Self (voice)

Melvin Van Peebles

Self (voice)

Kenny Gamble

Self (voice)

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