American Revolution 2 (Part 3): Right On

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: Part 1 — Part 2 — Part 3

Credits

Film Group (production company); Mike Gray (producer); Chuck Olin (producer); Howard Alk (director); William R. Cottle (producer); Film Group (contributor); Mike Gray (cinematographer); Howard Alk (cinematographer); Gordon Quinn (contributor); Jones Cullinan (sound); John Mason (sound); Chuck Olin Associates (sound); James A. Dennett (participant); Howard Alk (participant); John Mason (participant); Ralph Diamant (participant); Richard J. Daley (participant); Charles Geary (participant); Dick Gregory (participant); Bobby L. Rush (participant); Pierre Salinger (participant); Bobby Lee (participant); William R. Cottle (participant); Jack "Junebug" Boykin (participant); William "Preacherman" Fesperman (participant)

Complete catalog record

Cfa collection: Film Group Collection
Subjects: Riots; Poverty; Political conventions; Political Activists; Democratic National Convention (1968: Chicago, Ill.); Demonstrations; Civil rights; Racism
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago > Uptown; North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago > Loop
Language: English
Cfa elements: Print, 1,100 feet, 3/3
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/706

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