The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

7.6(41 votes)
2011
1h 40m
Documentary
History

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.

Production

Louverture Films, Story AB, SVT

Cast

Abiodun Oyewole

Abiodun Oyewole

Self (voice)

Talib Kweli

Talib Kweli

Self (voice)

Angela Davis

Angela Davis

Self (voice)

Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

Self (voice)

Kwame Ture

Kwame Ture

Self (archive footage)

Erykah Badu

Erykah Badu

Self (voice)

Sonia Sánchez

Sonia Sánchez

Self (voice)

Kathleen Cleaver

Kathleen Cleaver

Self (voice)

Bobby Seale

Bobby Seale

Self (voice)

Robin Kelley

Robin Kelley

Self (voice)

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